PM Modi held summit-level talks with Afghanistan President Ghani through video conferencing on Tuesday and assured India s full assistance to the conflict-ridden country. He assured that New Delhi is and will continue to remain a partner in Afghanistan s development process.
PM Modi said, India are is concerned over increasing violence in Afghanistan. We support a comprehensive ceasefire in the country. Unity within Afghanistan is important. I am confident that a united Afghanistan is capable of dealing with any challenge, he added.
India and Afghanistan signed an agreement to build the Shahtoot Dam in Kabul which will provide clean drinking water to two million citizens of Kabul and will also be used for irrigation. The Shehtoot Dam will be built on the Kabul river basin.