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The present Parliament building of Afghanistan in Kabul was built with the assistance of:

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Answer: Option C — India

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The Parliament building of Afghanistan in Kabul was constructed with assistance from India and was inaugurated in December 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ashraf Ghani.

About the building:

  • It was built at a cost of about 90 million US dollars.
  • It was designed to be a symbol of democracy in Afghanistan.
  • It has a large dome and a modern design, and it housed both Houses of the Afghan Parliament.
  • One block of the building was named after former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

India's development assistance to Afghanistan:

  • India was one of the largest regional donors to Afghanistan after 2001.
  • The Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) in Herat province was built with Indian help and inaugurated in 2016.
  • India built the Zaranj-Delaram Highway, connecting Afghanistan to Iran.
  • India helped restore the Stor Palace in Kabul.
  • India provided scholarships to thousands of Afghan students.
  • India donated buses, aircraft and food grains.

Change after 2021:

  • After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the elected Parliament stopped functioning.
  • India closed its embassy for a time and later reopened a technical team in Kabul.

Strategic importance:

  • India's assistance aimed to support a stable and democratic Afghanistan.
  • Access to Afghanistan through the Chabahar port in Iran has been important for India, since Pakistan does not allow transit for Indian goods.

Historical ties:

  • India and Afghanistan have long-standing cultural and historical ties.
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, known as the "Frontier Gandhi", worked among Pashtuns in the region.
  • The 1921 Treaty of Friendship and later agreements maintained friendly relations.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗China, Russia and the United States were also involved in Afghanistan, but India built the Parliament building.

Quick tip

Remember: Afghanistan's Parliament building in Kabul = built by India; inaugurated in December 2015.

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