NEW DELHI: India and Afghanistan on Wednesday signed an extradition treaty, according to reports in US media.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called for an end to the sponsorship, support and sanctuaries to militants.
India has also offered a fresh $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan for building capacity in education, health, agriculture, energy and infrastructure, said a joint statement by the two sides.
Modi and Ghani also reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen their security and defense cooperation, but did not give any details. India already has donated three multirole Mi-35 helicopters to Afghanistan.
The two sides also stressed that fast implementation of an agreement among Afghanistan, India and Iran to develop the Chabahar port in Iran would increase connectivity within the region.
India said in May it would invest up to $500 million to develop the Iranian port, which India plans to use for trade with Afghanistan in the absence of a land route through Pakistan.