<p>India's foreign minister said on Friday he was concerned over developments in Afghanistan and called for a reduction in the level of violence.</p>.<p>The situation in the war-torn nation has a direct bearing on regional security, S Jaishankar told a news conference in Moscow after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.</p>.<p>Taliban officials said on Friday the Sunni Muslim insurgent group had taken control of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/taliban-says-it-controls-85-of-afghan-territory-1006618.html" target="_blank">85% of territory in Afghanistan</a>, as the United States and others withdrew the bulk of their troops after 20 years of fighting.</p>
<p>India's foreign minister said on Friday he was concerned over developments in Afghanistan and called for a reduction in the level of violence.</p>.<p>The situation in the war-torn nation has a direct bearing on regional security, S Jaishankar told a news conference in Moscow after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.</p>.<p>Taliban officials said on Friday the Sunni Muslim insurgent group had taken control of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/taliban-says-it-controls-85-of-afghan-territory-1006618.html" target="_blank">85% of territory in Afghanistan</a>, as the United States and others withdrew the bulk of their troops after 20 years of fighting.</p>