New Delhi: In view of the evolving situation in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently directed that a high-level group comprising of External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and senior officials focus on the immediate priorities of India.
According to media reports, this group has been meeting regularly over last few days. It's seized of issues pertaining to safe return of stranded Indians, travel of Afghans (especially minorities) to India and assuring that Afghan territory is not used in any manner for terrorism directed against India, ANI reported quoting sources.
The group has also been monitoring the ground situation in Afghanistan and international reactions, including the resolution passed this morning by the UN Security Council.
Earlier on Monday, United Nations Security Council in a crucial meeting adopted a resolution demanding the Taliban to not let the Afghanistan territory be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter and train terrorists.
The resolution was adopted on Monday under India's presidency by a divided Council where China and Russia were the outliers who abstained on the vote on the resolution, but refraining from vetoing it in view of the overwhelming global support for the sentiments behind it. All the other 13 members voted for it.
The resolution -- drafted by the United States, Britain and France -- said that it expects that the Taliban to adhere to commitments made by it regarding the safe, secure, and orderly departure from Afghanistan of Afghans and foreign nationals.