Afghanistan, May 16 -- The phone call between India's Foreign Minister and Amir Khan Muttaqi has sparked widespread backlash, drawing criticism from Afghan activists.
A group of Afghan political and civil society activists strongly criticized India on Thursday for initiating direct diplomatic contact with the Taliban, calling it a betrayal of the Afghanistan people. The backlash came after India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a phone call with the Taliban's acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi - a move seen as a significant diplomatic shift.
On May 15, former Afghanistan cabinet minister Nargis Nehan warned India against trusting the Taliban, stating on X, "The enemy of your enemy may be an interesting friend, but ne...