India says Afghan Taliban denounced Kashmir attack during talks

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that he had a "good conversation" with acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. / Facebook/Jaishankar

India's foreign minister has said his counterpart in Afghanistan's Taliban government condemned a deadly Apr.22 attack in Kashmir which sparked a brief conflict between New Delhi and Islamabad last week.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that he had a "good conversation" with acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on May 15 evening.

"Deeply appreciate his condemnation of the Pahalgam terrorist attack," Jaishankar said in a post on social media platform X.

Afghan foreign ministry spokesman Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal said Muttaqi had "expressed hope for further strengthening relations, reiterating Afghanistan's commitment to a balanced foreign policy and constructive engagement with all sides".

India has accused Pakistan of backing the Pahalgam attackers who killed 26 civilians, mostly Hindu men. Islamabad has denied the charge and called for an independent probe.

Last week, India and Pakistan fought a four-day conflict, which sparked global concerns that it could spiral into a full-blown war before a ceasefire was brokered on May 10.

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