New Delhi: The foreign minister of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, is expected to visit India on 10 October, after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approved an exemption to the travel ban imposed on the Taliban leader.

An earlier visit to India was called off due to the travel ban. A waiver was sought for Muttaqi’s visit last month from the 1988 sanctions committee under the UNSC, however, it was not granted, due to lack of consensus amongst the members, in particular Pakistan.

“On 30 September 2025, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) approved an exemption to the travel ban for Amir Khan Motaqi (TAi.026) to visit New Delhi, India, from 9 to 16 October 2025,” the UNSC said in a statement. Show Full Article

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