External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke to Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaki over the phone on Thursday night. Jaishankar thanked Muttaki for condemning the Pahalgam terror attack. Afghanistan rejected Pakistan’s allegations that Indian missiles targeted Afghanistan. Jaishankar also thanked the Afghan government for this. This was the first ministerial-level talks between India and the Taliban government of Afghanistan. Jaishankar said that the old friendly relationship between India and the Afghan people was reiterated and talks were held on how to take it forward in the future. The Taliban government’s demand for visa from India The talks started with the meeting of Misri and Muttaki After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, talks between India and the Taliban government began in January. In January, a meeting was held between Vikram Misri and Muttaki in Dubai. Then the Afghan Foreign Minister praised the Indian leadership for connecting with the people of Afghanistan and supporting them. After this, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs Anand Prakash met Muttaki on 28 April. During that time, there was a discussion on increasing trade and cooperation between the two countries. Now S Jaishankar and Muttaki have talked on the phone. India does not recognize the Taliban government, gave 25 thousand crores in 20 years India has not yet officially recognized the Taliban government, but India has helped Afghanistan with Rs 20 thousand crores in the last 20 years. In November last year, the Taliban appointed its diplomat in the Afghan Consulate in Mumbai. There are already Afghan embassies in Russia, China, Turkey, Iran and Uzbekistan. Expert said – Taliban needs India more —————————- Read this news related to Jaishankar’s statement too… Jaishankar said – Pakistan should hand over PoK to India: Destroy the hideouts of terrorists and hand over all the terrorists to India, only then will there be talks Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said that Pakistan has a list of terrorists, hand over these terrorists to us and destroy their camps. Read the full news here…
