NEW DELHI (Agencies) Claiming that it was not in direct conflict with India, Taliban has said there was a possibility of reconciliation even as it justified the February 26 Kabul attack on Indians as a legitimate action. The Taliban claimed that it favours neither India nor Pakistan but hastened to add that it cannot ignore Pakistan as it is a neighbouring Islamic country and was on good terms with them when they were in power. In a self-contradicting interview to Outlook magazine, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed his organisation did not want India out of Afghanistan but attacked the country for supporting the Hamid Karzai government and western forces. If the Taliban returns to power, we would like to maintain normal relations with countries including India. Its possible for the Taliban and India to reconcile with each other, Mujahid told the magazine. He said, Indias role is different from those countries that sent troops to occupy Afghanistan. At the same time, he added, India isnt neutral in the Afghan conflict as it is supporting the military presence of US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan and working for the strengthening of the Hamid Karzai government. Also, he said, India has never condemned the civilian casualties caused by the occupying forces, a reference to US-led troops in Afghanistan. Asked about the February 26 attack in which Indians, housed in two hotels in Kabul, were targeted, the spokesman said Taliban was responsible for it. He said it was carried out by Taliban fighters after we got intelligence information that RAW agents were holding a meeting there. Claiming that India was supporting the Afghan government and the western forces, Mujahid said the country is, therefore, a legitimate target for us. Asked if Taliban wanted India out of Afghanistan, he said, We are not saying that India should be out of Afghanistan. Nor can India be completely expelled from Afghanistan. The Taliban spokesman noted that India and Afghanistan have had historic ties and said, The Taliban arent in any direct conflict with India. India troops arent part of Nato forces, they havent occupied Afghanistan. He claimed that Taliban favour neither India nor Pakistan but hastened to add that it cannot ignore Pakistan as it is a neighbouring Islamic country and was on good terms with them when they were in power. India, on the other hand, backed anti-Taliban forces of the Northern Alliance (NA) and refused to do business with our government... Our complaint is India backed the NA (Northern Alliance), and is now supporting the Karzai government, Mujahid said. He was also critical when asked about Indian projects and whether those were beneficial for Afghan people. Claiming that India was doing all this to promote its interest in Afghanistan, he said, If India were so fond of the Afghan people, why did it not undertake development projects under Taliban rule?