{"id":63986,"date":"2025-10-11T06:20:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/afghan-foreign-minister-amir-khan-muttaqi-india-visit\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T06:20:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:20:18","slug":"afghan-foreign-minister-amir-khan-muttaqi-india-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/afghan-foreign-minister-amir-khan-muttaqi-india-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi Visits India: Deoband &#038; Agra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Afghanistan\u2019s Foreign Minister <strong>Amir Khan Muttaqi<\/strong> arrives in India for a six-day visit, confirming his itinerary includes significant stops in <strong>Deoband, Uttar Pradesh<\/strong>, and <strong>Agra<\/strong> this weekend. His visit comes amid growing tension in South Asian geopolitics.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Saturday<\/strong>, Muttaqi will visit <strong>Darul Uloom Deoband<\/strong>, one of South Asia\u2019s leading Islamic seminaries. He is scheduled to meet with senior clerics, scholars, and institution leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Sources indicate that he will land in <strong>Deoband around noon<\/strong> and plans to depart for <strong>Delhi in the evening<\/strong>. Officials confirm that the visit is subject to stringent <strong>security measures<\/strong> due to its high-profile nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saharanpur Rural Superintendent of Police Sagar Jain<\/strong> stated that <strong>comprehensive security arrangements<\/strong> are in place. Teams from local police and intelligence agencies have mobilized in coordination with Darul Uloom authorities to manage the schedule seamlessly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mufti Rehan Usmani<\/strong>, the seminary&#8217;s office in charge, confirmed the arrangements for the visit. He mentioned, \u201cWe initially expected him to stay for two days, but due to a packed agenda, it has been reduced to one day.\u201d He noted that Muttaqi will meet with <strong>Rector Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani<\/strong> and <strong>Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, <strong>Muttaqi is also expected to meet Afghan students<\/strong> currently enrolled at the seminary. He plans to tour its <strong>historic library<\/strong>, which is home to thousands of rare Islamic manuscripts. This visit has stirred excitement among both students and local residents who await his presence.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Sunday<\/strong>, the Afghan Foreign Minister will travel to <strong>Agra<\/strong> where he plans a visit to the iconic <strong>Taj Mahal<\/strong>. Authorities report that he will leave <strong>Delhi at 8 a.m.<\/strong>, aiming to arrive at <strong>Shilpgram<\/strong> near the eastern gate of the monument by <strong>11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier reports suggest he will tour the Taj Mahal in an <strong>electric golf cart<\/strong>, intending to stay for approximately <strong>an hour and a half<\/strong> before returning to Delhi in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Agra officials have confirmed that <strong>elaborate security measures<\/strong> will be implemented to ensure his safety. A senior official stated, \u201cWe will not tolerate any lapses in security, and protocols will remain stringent throughout his visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This trip marks a crucial moment as it represents <strong>the first visit to India by a senior Taliban minister<\/strong> since the Taliban&#8217;s takeover of Afghanistan four years ago. This visit holds <strong>strategic significance<\/strong> amidst fraught relations between India and Afghanistan, especially considering shared concerns regarding <strong>cross-border terrorism and regional security threats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is visiting Deoband and Agra during his six-day tour of India, focusing on strengthening ties amid regional tensions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63986","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}