New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today spoke with the Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi and conveyed that India has delivered 1,000 family tents and 15 tonnes of food material, in the aftermath of a massive quake that hit Afghanistan.

The phone call between EAM and the Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister is the highest level contact between the two sides, and comes after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with the Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Muttaqi in Dubai in January this year.

While India has not officially recognised the Taliban government, which took over Kabul in August 2021, it is continuing with its developmental and humanitarian aid for the Afghan people. India has a "technical"...