India names new envoy to Afghanistan
Thursday - March 1, 2018 10:02 pm ,
Category : INDIA
New Delhi March 1 (IANS) Vinay Kumar a 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer was on Thursday named India s new Ambassador to Afghanistan.
He will replace Manpreet Vohra in Kabul.
Kumar currently a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs is expected to take up his assignment shortly a Ministry statement said.
India is a major developmental aid partner of Afghanistan and is playing a leading role in the reconstruction of the war-ravaged country.
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