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U.S. asks Afghan leaders to consider ‘an inclusive government’
Why is it in news?
- President Joe Biden is testing whether a potential government involving the Taliban can be formed in Afghanistan.
Details:
- In a letter, Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged Afghan leaders to consider a new and inclusive government.
- Afghan Vice-President Amrullah Saleh denounced the ideas in the letter.
- Blinken proposed a 90-day reduction in violence that would avoid the Taliban’s bloody annual spring offensive.
- India is closely watching the development and its impact on its security.
Source: The Hindu