Kabul/New Delhi, April 27 -- Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with top Indian official Anand Prakash in Kabul on Sunday and called on New Delhi to resume issuing visas for Afghan traders, students, and patients, according to a Taliban statement.

Prakash, who is Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran Division) in the MEA, met with Muttaqi, according to a statement released by the Taliban's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the meeting, Muttaqi emphasised the need to expand diplomatic and economic relations between the two sides, highlighting new opportunities for investment in Afghanistan.

He urged Indian investors to take advantage of emerging projects and encouraged both countries to facilitate travel by restoring...