Afghanistan, May 15 -- An Indian media report claims the Taliban's Deputy Interior Minister secretly visited India amid rising regional tensions and recent security incidents.

An Indian media outlet, Sunday Guardian on May 14, has reported that Ibrahim Sadr, the deputy security minister in the Taliban's Ministry of Interior and a close associate of Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, recently made a secret visit to India. Citing Taliban sources, the report claims that Sadr arrived in New Delhi just days after the deadly Pahalgam attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The reasons behind the covert visit remain unclear. However, Sunday Guardian speculates that the trip may be linked to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, sugge...