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India watching fluid security situation in Afghanistan closely, consulates functional

U.S. troops patrol at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 7, 2018. [Reuters]

After the US troop pullout, Afghanistan is seeing a massive surge in violence and Taliban insurgents have launched multiple attacks to gain provinces while Afghan national army commandos are being sent to counter Taliban resurgence.

There have been reports of thousands of people fleeing from their homes and also leaving the country amid fighting between the Afghan government forces and Taliban.

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