Punjab government offers support to war-torn Afghanistan

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday assured former Afghan President Hamid Karzai that his government would extend greater strategic support and cooperation to the war-torn nation.
The chief minister conveyed this to Karzai when the latter called on him at his official residence here.
Karzai thanked the CM for inviting him to the Kisan Mela being held at Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana city as the chief guest.
Amarinder presented Karzai with a set of books authored by him and a shawl as token of love and affection. Afghanistan and Punjab share close cultural ties and could benefit through mutual cooperation and exchange of technical know-how in the fields of agriculture and horticulture, an official statement quoted Karzai as saying.