New Delhi, May 16 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on 15 May said he had a 'good conversation' with acting Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi. Jaishankar thanked the Taliban leader for condemning the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack.

"Deeply appreciate his condemnation of the Pahalgam terrorist attack,"Jaishankar posted on X (formerly Twitter). "Welcomed his firm rejection of recent attempts to create distrust between India and Afghanistan through false and baseless reports."

The conversation scripts a new chapter in regional dynamics between India and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The call assumes significance as it is the first ministerial-level outreach by India to Afghanistan's Taliban administration in many deca...