India-Afghanistan Realtions

• Union approved revised cost for completion of Salma Dam Project (3X14 MW) in Afghanistan by M/s WAPCOS Ltd.( a central PSU under the Ministry of Water Resources. ) towards civil, hydro-mechanical, electro-mechanical and other components of the dam till completion of the dam in December 2014. 

Afghanistan

President : Hamid Karzai 

1. Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a ceremony on Tuesday that his country’s armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.The handover of responsibility is a significant milestone in the nearly 12-year war and marks a turning point for American and NATO military forces, which will now move entirely into a supporting role. It also opens the way for their full withdrawal in 18 months


2. India in discussion with Afghanistan on equipment supplies.But rejected plea for supply of lethal weapons to Afghanistan [July 2013]