Afghan Ambassador Mawlawi Saadullah Baloch met with Indian Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty in Jakarta this morning, October 16th, 2025, to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between their countries. The meeting, announced by the Embassy of Afghanistan in Indonesia, focused on enhancing cooperation between Kabul and New Delhi. This discussion occurs amid ongoing diplomatic engagements and strategic considerations in the region. Previous reports from October 16th, 2025, indicated that former US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad had informed Taliban leaders that Pakistan had influenced President Donald Trump negatively regarding the recognition of the Taliban regime. These claims were attributed to Taliban sources in Kabul and suggested Pakistan was pursuing an "anti-Taliban" agenda, utilizing the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) as a pretext. The Pakistani military had previously denied targeting Afghan official Abdul Haq Wasiq in its strikes, stating that known safe houses of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group were the intended targets.
