In a groundbreaking development, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held an official phone conversation with the Taliban's acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi.
This marks the first high-level political outreach between India and Afghanistan's Taliban administration since the 1999 Kandahar hijacking. Jaishankar thanked the Taliban for condemning the recent Pahalgam terror attack and welcomed Afghanistan's efforts to counter attempts to create distrust between the two nations. The Taliban minister requested easier visa access for Afghan traders and patients, and called for the release of Afghan prisoners in India.
This conversation signals a potential shift in regional diplomacy and India's approach to engaging with the Taliban regime.
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Jaishankar speaks to Taliban FM, first political outreach since Kandahar hijack, thanks him for support after Pahalgam
During the conversation, Jaishankar welcomed Afghanistan’s rejection of recent attempts to “create distrust” between the two nations
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