India Offers USD 1bln Aid To Afghanistan

India offered Afghanistan a fresh economic assistance of USD 1 billion after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The two leaders discussed various aspects of bilateral ties, as Prime Minister Modi assured the president of Afghanistan that New Delhi would remain committed to helping its war-torn neighbour strengthen crucial sectors, like education, health and agriculture, in the coming years.

PM Modi and President Ghani also issued a joint statement in which it was clearly mentioned that India offered the economic assistance of USD 1 billion. However, India did not mention in the statement whether it would supply weapons to Kabul for fighting militants. The PM and the president only said that India and Afghanistan would work together to make the region "terror free".

The two leaders did not...