India’s Modi says Afghan soil ‘must not be used for terrorism’
29 September 2021 |
3:03 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tells the United Nations that no country should exploit the turmoil in Afghanistan for its own advantage after Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan appealed for nations to work with the Taliban.
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