A helicopter donated by India is parked at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan December 25, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is set to deliver more arms to Afghanistan to help it fight Islamist militants, Kabul's envoy to New Delhi said, even if Pakistan is wary of closer military cooperation between countries lying to its east and west.
India has provided a little over $2 billion in economic assistance to Afghanistan in the last 15 years, but has been more measured in providing weapons in order to avoid a backlash from Pakistan, which sees Afghanistan as its area of influence.
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