Afghanistan

NSA Ajit Doval will be chairing theDelhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan

Reportedly, the first explosion took off in front of Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan hospital, and the second explosion occurred in an area close to the hospital, killing 19 people and injuring several others.

Intelligence and security personnel of the previous Afghanistan dispensation are finding the terrorist organisation as their new citadel to reorganise and reorient against the ruling Taliban in the country.

The crisis is already bigger in scale than that facing Yemen or Syria, and worse than any food insecurity emergency apart from the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials told AFP.

The incident took place near Dehmazang square, TOLO News reported citing eyewitnesses. There is no information on casualties available so far, the local news agency said.

Taliban military leaders had banned door-to-door visits in 2018, after accusing vaccination teams of acting as spies to gather intelligence for air strikes and special forces raids on Taliban fighters.

According to Dawn, Khan made this appeal to the international community during his meeting with the outgoing Japanese ambassador, Kuninori Matsuda at the Prime Minister's house.

PM Modi would be taking part in the summit at the invitation of the Italian presidency, the MEA said. The PM will attend the summit via a video link.

The national identity cards and passport services were discontinued soon after the militant group gained control of the national capital, Kabul.

The two leaders further agreed to strengthen the partnerships between the two countries.