Afghanistan Embassy News: In a significant diplomatic move, Afghanistan has officially announced the permanent closure of its embassy situated in Delhi. The decision, effective from November 23, 2023, comes as a response to the persistent challenges faced by the Government of Afghanistan in its dealings with India. The Afghan Embassy conveyed that this step is taken in the hope of a more favorable approach from the Government of India for the resumption of normal embassy operations, emphasizing that the decision is not indicative of internal conflict.
There’s a tussle going on at the Afghan embassy in New Delhi. The Taliban regime wants the earlier ambassador appointed by the previous Ashraf Ghani government to go; it wants its own person in charge. India is in a spot
ISIL-K has threatened to launch terrorist attacks against the Indian embassy in Afghanistan, a UN report said. The report further said that ISIL-K has positioned itself as the “primary rival” to the Taliban.
This is India's first permanent diplomatic presence in Afghanistan since the ambassador left in August 2021, with the Taliban takeover of the country imminent.
The Taliban did not want India to evacuate diplomats from its Kabul embassy, sources told NDTV today, indicating that the government had received messages from the group's Qatar office assuring them of the safety of its staff and security people.