Screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar has sharply criticised the "warm reception" accorded to Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi during his ongoing visit to India, saying, "I hang my head in shame". The eminent thinker also criticised Islamic seminary Deoband.
Muttaqi is on a six-day trip to India, the first by a Taliban leader since the group regained control of Afghanistan in 2021.
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"I hang my head in shame when I see the kind of respect and reception given to the repre
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