The Republic of India was the only South Asian nation to recognize the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the Soviet Union 's military presence in Afghan territories , and provided humanitarian aid to President Najibullah 's Government in Afghanistan . Following the withdrawal of the Soviet armed forces from Afghanistan in 1989 , India continued to support Najibullah 's government with humanitarian aid . After its fall , India together with the international community supported the coalition government that took control , but relations and contacts ended with the outbreak of another civil war , which brought to power the Taliban , an Islamist militia supported by Pakistan . The Taliban regime was recognized only by Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , and the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) . The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha monuments by the Taliban led to outrage and angry protests by India . In 1999 , the hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 landed and stayed in Kandahar in Afghanistan and the Taliban were suspected of supporting them . India became one of the key supporters of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Afghanistan–India relations