NEW DELHI: In a significant diplomatic development, Amir Khan Muttaqi, Foreign Minister of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, is in India for a seven-day visit aimed at engaging on bilateral and regional matters. As part of his itinerary, Muttaqi will visit the historic Darul Uloom Deoband in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
He is scheduled to arrive at the Islamic seminary by road at 10:30 a.m. and will spend nearly five hours at the institution. This will be the first visit by a senior Taliban leader to Darul Uloom Deoband since the regime change in Afghanistan.