Kabul: Taliban’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi is all set to visit New Delhi on October 9 and preparations are underway in the capital to welcome the arrival of one of the oldest and strongest Taliban leaders.

During his visit, FM Muttaqi will talk to his counterparts on expanding trade, easing visa allowance, security architecture, the instability in South Asia and will try to gain India’s favour, as New Delhi as of now has not yet recognised the Taliban regime.

Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, son of Haji Nadir Khan, was born on March 7, 1970, in Zarghun village, Nad Ali district, Helmand province. Hailing originally from Paktia, his family later relocated to Helmand.

Following the Soviet invasion in the late 1970s, he emigrated to neighbouring Pakistan at the age of ni

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