Interior Minister Naqvi arrives in Kabul on day-long visit
At the airport, Interim Deputy Interior Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi Omari received Naqvi, who is accompanied by Secretary Interior Khurram Agha and other senior officials of the Ministry of Interior. Senior officials of Afghanistan's interior ministry were also present on this occasion.
During the visit, the interior minister will meet his Afghan counterpart Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Ministry of Interior said.
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