Post Osama, PM leaves for Afghanistan

It's been six years since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Afghanistan. Today, as he leaves for his two-day visit to Kabul to discuss terrorism, regional development and ways to step up India's assistance to the war-torn country, the PM has emphasised that his discussions with President Hamid Karzai will slo cover regional developments and the fight against terrorism.

National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Prime Minister's special envoy to Afghanistan Satinder Lamba and other senior officials were accompanying the Prime Minister.

"Obviously, the situation post-killing of Osama is something of concern to all of us and we would also like to hear what President Karzai has to say about it," the sources said while maintaining that India's concerns over reconciliation with the Taliban have not "gone away" with the killing of bin Laden.