Deoband (Saharanpur), Oct. 11 -- Afghanistan's foreign minister Maulana Amir Khan Muttaqi was conferred a 'Hadith Sanad' (certificate of authority) by Darul Uloom Deoband on Saturday, granting him the right to teach Hadith and use the title "Qasmi". He can now formally write his name as Maulana Amir Khan Muttaqi Qasmi, senior seminary officials said.

The visit, his first to India since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, also carried symbolic significance for India-Afghanistan relations, reflecting the enduring educational and cultural links between the two countries.

Inside the seminary's central library, Muttaqi studied a Hadith under the supervision of the rector, Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani, before receiving formal permission...