Newsinc24 Team 
India has expressed concern at the rapid deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan. External affairs minister S Jaishankar, during a meeting with Qatar’s special envoy for conflict resolution Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani on Saturday in New Delhi, discussed the recent developments in Afghanistan. Dr Jaishankar tweeted that he had shared the Indian perspective on recent developments in Afghanistan, and the “concerns of the region that I heard during recent interactions". “Rapid deterioration of the security situation is a serious matter. A peaceful and stable Afghanistan requires that the rights and interests of all sections of society are promoted and protected,” Jaishankar added.
Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla also met Al-Qahtani and discussed the Doha peace process on Afghanistan and “concerns over the deteriorating security situation”, according to a tweet from external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
Foreign Secretary @harshvshringla met H.E. Mr. Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of Qatar for Counter-terrorism & Mediation in Conflict Resolution. pic.twitter.com/srVWSUZ4zc
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) August 7, 2021
The security situation in Afghanistan has rapidly deteriorated in the wake of the Taliban shifting their violent attacks from rural areas to key cities and provincial capitals such as Herat, Kandahar, Lashkargah, Zaranj and Sheberghan.
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