India-Afghanistan to hold cultural week from September 2-5: Afghan envoy to India

India and Afghanistan will hold a bilateral ‘cultural week’ scheduled for September 2 to September 5, as planned by Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi and Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Afghanistan Ambassor to India, Farid Mamundzay on Friday told ANI. event is aimed at strengning cultural ties between Souast Asian neighbouring countries, he said. Several key diplomats and bureaucrats from both countries are expected to attend important event which will include cultural engment, poetry events, food, music, etc. 

"Afghanistan has learned a lot from Indian culture, young Afghans should understand and abide Indo-Afghan relations, hence we have planned this event," Mamundzay told reporters on July 30, dressing a media conference.

Furr, he elaborated, that “Afghanistan is going through a tough time, we are struggling with terrorism and extremisms, but this cultural week would bring a news of happiness among Afghans,” as he expressed concerns about security situation in conflict-ridden region.

Mamundzay hurls 'caution' at China 

Mamundzay, furr in his remarks, hurled caution at China for igring violence by Taliban and cosying up to terror faction. If se terror groups continue to operate in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Ambassor to India warned, n it will versely impact Beijing. Earlier yesterday, a Taliban delegation led by its chief negotiator Abdul Ghani Barar met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to hold discussions on  rising concern over activities of Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), seeking to establish an Uyghur state in Afghanistan. A nine-member delegation has gone to China for  diplomatic talks on a two-day visit.

Taliban has claimed that it captured several strategic border crossings, including  Spin Boldak along frontier with Pakistan. terror group asserted that it w controls 90 percent of Afghanistan's borders with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. As Taliban me vancements capturing key regions in war-torn territory after US-led coalition troops drawdown, Humvees that belonged to Afghan Special Forces were seen ablaze, and Afghan police’s check posts were besieged as offensives by Islamic hardliners continued.