US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Afghanistan with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for the second time this week during the latter’s stay in New York and agreed to continue coordination over responses to the rapidly evolving situation in that country. 

Blinken and Jaishankar last spoke on Monday, a day after the Taliban took control of Kabul.

Jaishankar was in New York for two days of United Nations Security Council programmes on protecting peacekeepers and fighting terrorism and was leaving the city Thursday.

He told reporters at the United Nations that getting Indians trapped in Afghanistan was the Indian government's priority and US controls Kabul airport, the main gateway out of the country.

He said, "The immediate issue that we are looking at is really the repatriation of our nationals, in the case of India. India's nationals, other countries have their concern."

"We are working with international partners in this regard, especially, principally the United States because they control the airport,"

After his call on Monday, Jaishankar tweeted 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".

Blinken got in touch with several foreign ministers on Thursday to discuss the Afghanistan situation according to State Department spokesman Ned Price.

He had a videoconference with the foreign ministers of the G7 countries – Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Italy and Canada – and Joseph Borrell, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs.

“All leaders underscored the imperative of safe passage for those who wish to leave Afghanistan and the need for an inclusive political resolution that protects the fundamental human rights of all Afghans,” Price said.

They also discussed counterterrorism, humanitarian efforts, and refugee migration, he added.