Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Monday with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the situation in Afghanistan, the U.S. State Department, spokesperson Ned Price said in a press release.. Blinken also held a call on Monday about Afghanistan with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the department said.

Jaishankar tweeted after the call on Monday that while discussing the latest developments in Afghanistan he "underlined the urgency of restoring airport operations in Kabul. Deeply appreciate the American efforts underway in this regard".

In a separate statement, Price said Blinken also discussed the same matter with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar. Earlier on Monday, the State Department said Blinken also had consultations with his counterparts from Russia and China about Afghanistan. At least seven Afghans have died since Sunday due to the frenzy at the airport, which includes two armed Afghan men who were shot and killed by US Marines.

On Sunday, the Taliban completed their takeover of Afghanistan by entering Kabul. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani resigned and left the country, saying he wanted to prevent bloodshed. Many countries present in Afghanistan chose to evacuate their citizens and diplomatic personnel due to the precarious security situation.

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