India helped US withdraw troops from Afghanistan |
The US Defence Department has said that India cooperated with the US in the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and also in the evacuation of its citizens and others after the Taliban took over the country on August 15. India has also offered to help those at risk there. This information was provided in a readout by US Defence Department spokesperson John Kirby after a phone conversation between US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Their conversation came ahead of the Quad summit convened by US President Joe Biden with Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India, Yoshihide Suga of Japan and Scott Morrison of Australia. India has apparently had an understated role in the chaotic US departure from Afghanistan, unlike some other countries like Qatar which cooperated overtly.
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