In the group, five individuals had applied for entry visas, wile the remaining doctors had sought extension of their existing visas.
ICC Chairman Jay Shah has paid tribute to former Afghanistan quick Shapoor Zadran, remembering him as one of the players who helped shape Afghanistan's rise in international cricket.
The attacks were carried out on Tuesday night, read a statement from the Afghan ministry. It added that they targetted "ISIS facilities" in the Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
The Taliban has alleged that Pakistani military airstrikes targeted civilian areas in eastern Afghanistan, killing and injuring dozens of civilians as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.
The emerging US-Iran agreement has significant implications for India, including energy corridors, fertilizer supplies, and revival of the Chabahar Port project. As Gulf tensions ease, New Delhi faces a strategic crossroads that could reshape connectivity with Central Asia and Afghanistan.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India was in the process of procuring wheat to be transported to Afghanistan.
The PM pointed out that India has close relations with all the Central Asian countries at the bilateral level.
The promise to contain terrorist groups must also be followed with more meaningful actions, though Lyons suggested "a certain amount of realism" will be required here.
The United Nations has warned that as many as one million Afghan children are in danger of starving and most of the country’s 38 million people are living below the poverty line. Faced with the Taliban’s request for funds, Western powers are likely to put the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan high on their agenda, along with their recurring demand for the Taliban administration to share power with Afghanistan’s minority ethnic and religious groups.
Taliban officials meanwhile have said they want good relations with the world while claiming to have fulfilled the promises made to the world for recognition.
