In A First, S Jaishankar speaks To Taliban Foreign Minister,
Scripts History
S Jaishankar's call to Muttaqi comes days after the Taliban, which New Delhi is yet to officially recognise, condemned the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians, all tourists, were killed by Pakistan-linked terrorists.
In a post on social media platform X shortly after the phone call, Dr Jaishankar wrote, "Good conversation with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi this evening. Deeply appreciate his condemnation of the Pahalgam terrorist attack."
He added that during the discussion he "underlined our (India's) traditional friendship with the Afghan people and continuing support for their development needs. Discussed ways and means of taking cooperation forward."
'A REBUTTAL TO PAKISTAN'
Countering Pakistan's false narrative of linking the Taliban to the incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and India's response to it, Dr Jaishankar wrote that he welcomed Mr Muttaqi's
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"firm rejection of recent attempts to create distrust between India and Afghanistan through false and baseless reports" in the Pakistani media.
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