AFGHAN-INDIANS 2 LAST

Taliban and other associated terrorist groups, at the
behest of their masters in Pakistan, have been making efforts
by carrying out attacks and issuing threats to force India to
wind up its reconstruction activities and leave Afghanistan.
During his visit, Menon asserted that India would
continue to fulfil its developmental commitments towards
Afghan people, although there may be some adjustments in the
way things are done.
"We have development assistance programme and a
cooperation programme which is essentially an effort to work
with our Afghan friends and to do the things that they wanted
us to do. That will continue," he told reporters before
winding up his visit here.
"We might adjust the way in which we do it but it is
certain that our commitment to that developmental partnership
will continue as it was," Menon said.
On the security aspect, he said Afghan authorities had
assured that efforts would be made to strengthen protective
measures for the Indians engaged in various reconstruction
projects. PTI