Watching closely, safety of Indians priority: Jaishankar on Afghan crisis

As Taliban took over Afghanistan with astonishing speed, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said New Delhi is "very carefully" following the developments in Afghanistan. He added that India's focus is on ensuring the security and safe return of Indian nationals who are still in the war-torn country.

Addressing reporters at the UN Security Council stakeout, Jaishankar said our focus is on ensuring the security in Afghanistan, and the safe return of Indian nationals who are there.

Jaishankar discussed the situation in Afghanistan in his bilateral meetings in New York, including with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

He arrived to US on Monday as the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. This second time in just over the 10 days that the powerful UN body met under India's Presidency for the month of August to discuss the situation in the war-torn country.