Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Afghanistan–India relations" in English language version.
After the creation of Pakistan, successive Pashtun-led Afghan government backed Ghaffar Khan's demand for a Pashtunistan carved out of the territory of Pakistan, but without any success.
Evidently, senior Indian officials supported the demand for Pashtunistan and Afghan aid to militant tribesmen. Considering the historic ties between Congress leaders and the Khudai Khidmatgars, India's support for tribal autonomy was hardly surprising; in many ways, tribal leaders were echoing the demands Ghaffar Khan had made in preceding years. The incarceration of Ghaffar Khan, a close friend of India's Congress leaders, likely undermined Pakistan's position from the Indian perspective as well.
India was the first country Afghanistan chose to sign a strategic partnership agreement...
The Taliban had appointed a charge d'affaires earlier this year to handle relations with India but he was physically prevented from even entering the Afghan Embassy
India was the first country Afghanistan chose to sign a strategic partnership agreement...