India today announced it was reopening its embassy in Kabul with immediate effect, four years after the facility shut down following the Taliban take-over of Afghanistan.

"In keeping with the decision announced during the recent visit of the Afghan Foreign Minister to India, the government is restoring the status of the Technical Mission of India in Kabul to that of Embassy of India in Afghanistan with immediate effect," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

The announcement came less than a week after Afghani Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi paid a six-day visit to India, the first by a Taliban leader, and held talks with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

The decision was first announced by Jaishankar at his meeting with Muttaqi who followed suit by telling the media later Afghanistan would reciprocate by sending its diplomats to New Delhi.

The MEA statement today said India's "decision underscores India's resolve to deepen its bilateral engagement with the Afghan side in all spheres of mutual interest.

"The Embassy of India in Kabul will further augment India's contribution to Afghanistan's comprehensive development, humanitarian assistance, and capacity-building initiatives, in keeping with the priorities and aspirations of Afghan society," it added.