Afghanistan closes its embassy in India
New Delhi: The Afghan Embassy in India’s capital New Delhi has been closed from Sunday (today) due to a lack of support from India and a reduction in personnel and resources, the embassy said in a statement on social media platform X.
The embassy also said a failure to meet expectations in serving Afghanistan’s interests is another key factor in shutting of the embassy.
“Given these circumstances, it is with deep regret that we have taken the difficult decision to close all operations of the mission with the exception of emergency consular services to Afghan citizens till the transfer of the custodial authority of the mission to the host country,” the embassy said.
Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 30th September, 2023Afghanistan is closing its Embassy in New Delhi.
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in New Delhi regrets to announce the decision to cease its operations, effective October 1, 2023. pic.twitter.com/BXesWPdLFP
— Afghan Embassy India (@AfghanistanInIN) September 30, 2023
India does not recognise the Taliban government, and closed its own embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took control in 2021.
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