Dhaka, May 16 -- In a landmark diplomatic outreach, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held a phone conversation with Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of Afghanistan's Taliban regime.

The call on Thursday marked the first ministerial-level contact between India and the Taliban administration, according to Indian broadcaster NDTV.

It comes days after the Taliban regime, which New Delhi is yet to officially recognise, condemned the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, where 26 tourists were killed in a religiously motivated attack allegedly carried out by Pakistan-linked terrorists.

Shortly after the phone call, Jaishankar wrote on X: "Good conversation with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi...