KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting with its most senior foreign ministry official, the highest level talks with Delhi since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.

This would mark a significant step in diplomatic engagement for the Islamist group.Stepping up its outreach with the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with the regime's acting foreign minister,

India's FIRST Top-level Diplomatic Meet With Taliban In Dubai | What Was Discussed? For the first time since the Taliban took control of Kabul in 2021, India has engaged with the regime at high-level bilateral talks.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan on Saturday, as the prime minister launched a global summit on girls' education in the Islamic world.

The Nobel laureate said she was ‘overwhelmed’ to be back in her native Pakistan for a global summit on girls’ education in the Islamic world.

The summit is also being attended by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Pakistan Taliban militants in 2012.