Amid fear and uncertainty gripping Afghanistan after its take over by the Taliban, a high-level meeting is reportedly underway at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, PM Narendra Modi’s official residence in New Delhi, to discuss the situation in the war-ravaged country.
The Cabinet Committee on Security is the apex government body that deals with the issues of national security.
Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the meeting, besides senior officials.
While official sources confirmed the meeting, but there was no word on what transpired there.
Sources said those present in the meeting also included National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, as also India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Rudrendra Tandon, who returned to India on Tuesday itself.
According to reports, PM Modi has been constantly in touch with officials regarding the situation in Afghanistan. The PM was taking stock of the situation till late at night yesterday and was updated when the flight took off from Kabul.
PM Modi has instructed that adequate arrangements be made to ensure food for all those who returned at Jamnagar in Gurajat.
India on Tuesday said the evacuation of its embassy staff from Kabul has been completed and the focus now would be to ensure the safe return of all Indian nationals from the Afghan capital in view of the prevailing situation in the country.
India has brought back the Indian ambassador and all staff members from its embassy in Kabul in two military transport aircraft in the wake of escalating tension and deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital after its takeover by the Taliban.