Guwahati, May 16 -- For the first time, EAM S. Jaishankar spoke with Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, expressing appreciation for Muttaqi's condemnation of the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which targeted Indian security personnel.

Jaishankar also shared on X that he had a "good conversation" with Muttaqi, during which he appreciated the Afghan minister's strong rejection of recent attempts to create "distrust" between India and Afghanistan through "false and baseless reports."

This conversation occurred after Pakistan claimed on May 11 that India had attacked Afghanistan with drones and missiles. Both the Taliban and India swiftly denied these allegations.

Jaishankar emphasized that India has always been a friend to t...