Daily Times
* Kabul says it is recalling staff until those involved in ‘kidnapping’ are arrested and put on trial
* Pakistan terms decision by Afghanistan ‘unfortunate and regrettable’
July 19, 2021
Afghanistan said late on Sunday that President Ashraf Ghani has instructed the country’s foreign ministry to withdraw diplomatic staff from Pakistan until those involved in ‘kidnapping’ of the Afghan ambassador in Islamabad are arrested and put on trial.
“Following the abduction of the daughter of Afghan ambassador in Pakistan, the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has recalled the Afghan envoy and other senior diplomats from Islamabad back to Kabul until all the security threats are removed,” the Afghan foreign ministry said in a statement, demanding the arrest and prosecution of the kidnappers.