India on Friday assured Afghanistan that it stood in solidarity with the Afghan people in the aftermath of the recent earthquake there, which killed  more than 1,000 people.  This message was conveyed after New Delhi sent 27 tons of relief material on Thursday and Friday to Kabul as a “first true responder.”
India also sent a technical team to Kabul on Thursday to oversee humanitarian assistance to the strife torn country.  The team is stationed at the Indian embassy there signaling that it may start functioning soon.  The embassy was closed in August last year after the Taliban took control of the country.   The Taliban regime on Friday welcomed the move to station an Indian team in its embassy and said it “shows that a safe environment has been created in Afghanistan and all political and diplomatic rights are respected”. 
Abdul Qahar Balkhi, Taliban spokesperson, in tweets said: “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomes India's decision to once again send a delegation of diplomats and a working team to its embassy in Kabul and wishes to continue its engagement and humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people."
“The arrival of Indian diplomats in Afghanistan and the reactivation of the embassy shows that a safe environment has been created in Afghanistan and all political and diplomatic rights are respected," he said.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan assures all existing embassies that the security of their embassies will be taken care of in accordance with international diplomatic principles," he said.  
“The Islamic Emirate also calls on other countries to visit their diplomatic missions in Afghanistan and open their embassies," he said. An Indian team led by J P Singh, Joint Secretary(incharge Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran division), ministry of external affairs, had recently visited Afghanistan and met Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
On Thursday, the ministry of external affairs(MEA) had said “India has a historical and civilizational relationship with the Afghan people.
In order to closely monitor and coordinate the efforts of various stakeholders for the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance and in continuation of our engagement with the Afghan people, an Indian technical team has reached Kabul today and has been deployed in our Embassy there.
Recently, another Indian team visited Kabul to oversee the delivery operations of our humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and met with senior members of the Taliban. During the visit, an assessment of the security situation was also carried out. Our longstanding links with Afghan society and our development partnership including humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan, will continue to guide our approach going forward,” the ministry said.
As regards the earthquake relief, the ministry on Friday said "In the wake of the tragic earthquake that struck Afghanistan on June 22, causing massive destruction and loss of precious lives, the government of India, as a true first responder, has dispatched 27 tons of emergency relief assistance in two flights for the people of Afghanistan."
The relief assistance, it said, consists of essential items, including tents, sleeping bags, blankets and sleeping mats.  The consignment will be handed over to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) in Kabul, the MEA said in a statement. 
"As always, India stands in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, with whom we share centuries old ties, and remains firmly committed to provide immediate relief assistance for the Afghan people," it said.
In the last few months, India has supplied several consignments of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.  New Delhi has sent medicines and wheat through roads via Pakistan and the Taliban has lauded the effort.