New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- India and Afghanistan held high-level discussions to boost cooperation in the textile sector, with both sides exploring avenues for deeper economic engagement and capacity-building across the cotton and textile value chain.

A delegation from Afghanistan, led by Shafiullah Azam, Director General of Economic Relations, met with the Indian delegation headed by A. Bipin Menon, Trade Advisor in the Ministry of Textiles, on Sunday.

The discussions focused on strengthening Afghanistan's textile ecosystem, creating employment opportunities, and expanding training support for farmers entering cotton cultivation and the broader textile industry, as per a Ministry of Textiles release.

According to the ministry, the meeting r...