Amir Khan Mutaqi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, met on Tuesday in Kabul with Georgette Gagnon, Officer-in-Charge of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting covered the upcoming visit of Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, to Kabul, as well as the progress and upcoming meetings of the Doha Process working groups on counter-narcotics and private sector support, and other related issues.

The statement added that Muttaqi said the Islamic Emirate has made satisfactory progress in the Doha Process working groups, but opposing parties have yet to achieve significant results regarding alternative livelihoods and banking issues.

He emphasized that it is necessary for the relevant parties to take effective steps in these areas to enable progress in other sectors as well.

Gagnon referred to DiCarlo’s visit at the end of this month and called for cooperation in this regard.

She also evaluated the outcomes of previous sessions of the two Doha Process working groups positively and noted that further attention would be given to these matters.

The Indian government on Tuesday dismissed reports circulating on social media that it had suspended trade with Afghanistan amid unrest in Iran, describing the claims as false and misleading.

According to Indian media, the Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) fact-checking unit said a fabricated letter was being shared by social media accounts linked to Pakistani propaganda to spread misinformation.

“A fabricated letter is being circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts, falsely claiming that India has temporarily suspended trade operations with Afghanistan due to escalating unrest in Iran,” the PIB Fact Check unit said in a social media post.

Indian authorities clarified that no such decision has been made and confirmed that trade operations between India and Afghanistan are continuing as normal.