Saharanpur, Oct. 12 -- Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was on Saturday conferred with the "Hadith Sanad" (certificate of authority) by Darul Uloom Deoband, one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South Asia.
During his visit to the seminary in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district, Muttaqi participated in a scholarly session where he studied a Hadith (saying of the Prophet).
"I am thankful for such a grand welcome and the affection shown by the people here. I hope India-Afghanistan ties advance further," he said. Muttaqi, who arrived in Delhi on Thursday, is the first senior Taliban functionary to officially visit India.P8
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