October 03, 2026 02:23 pm (IST)

Make this your homepage

South Asia / Southeast Asia / China

‘Hanuman Chalisa gave me courage’: Smit Machchhar recounts flydubai cockpit battle to PM Modi | PM Modi speaks to Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar who foiled crash plot, praises his courage | Putin praises Modi’s ‘good ideas’ to end Ukraine war, thanks Indian PM for peace efforts | Flydubai cockpit attack: Injured Indian pilot Smit Machchhar airlifted to Abu Dhabi | India backs brave flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, Ambassador meets family after cockpit attack | ‘Saved us from a 9/11’: PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar after terrifying flydubai cockpit attack | 'India is proud': PM Modi hails Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar as ‘hero’ after mid-air cockpit horror | ‘Too early to say’: Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran link to flydubai plane incident | ‘I didn’t wait, I ran’: Israeli dentist reveals how he saved wounded Flydubai captain during cockpit attack | Israel-bound flight lands in Saudi Arabia as pilots fight in cockpit, stabbing triggers hijack scare mid-air

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic visits Afghanistan, meets Ashraf Ghani

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 27, 2018, at 09:38 am

Kabul, Aug 27 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani met his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic as she visited the South Asian nation on Sunday.

The two leaders discussed wide-ranging issues which included bilateral cooperation and trade opportunities.

A tweet read on the Office of the President of Afghanistan page: "Pres@AshrafGhani received Croatian President Kolinda KitaroviÄ‡ this morning at Gulkhana Palace. Both sides discussed bilateral cooperation, trade opportunities, Afghan led & owned peace process, ceasefire, Counter-terrorism and upcoming elections."

Pres@AshrafGhani received Croatian President Kolinda KitaroviÄ‡ this morning at Gulkhana Palace. Both sides discussed bilateral cooperation, trade opportunities, Afghan led & owned peace process, ceasefire, Counter-terrorism and upcoming elections. pic.twitter.com/x6lDB7Mm6U
— Ø§Ø±Ú¯ (@ARG_AFG) August 26, 2018

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic also met Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, here.

I met HE Kolinda Grabar-KitaroviÄ‡ @KolindaGK, President of Croatia. We discussed bilateral relations, security & political developments & ways of mutual cooperation & fighting terrorism. I thanked the President & the people of Croatia for their relentless support for Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/IKC9cgXPpl
— Dr. Abdullah (@afgexecutive) August 26, 2018

Abdullah tweeted: "I met HE Kolinda Grabar-KitaroviÄ‡ @KolindaGK, President of Croatia. We discussed bilateral relations, security & political developments & ways of mutual cooperation & fighting terrorism. I thanked the President & the people of Croatia for their relentless support for Afghanistan."

Image: Afghanistan President official Twitter page

#Croatia #Afghanistan #Kabul #AshrafGhani #KolindaGrabarKitarovic

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.