India Afghanistan Relation: The Embassy of Afghanistan in India has claimed not to get cooperation from the host country. Not only this, the embassy announced on Saturday night claiming that it is closing its operations here from October 1. A statement has come from the Afghan Embassy in which it has been said that it regrets announcing this decision. According to the statement, it is with great sadness and disappointment that the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi is announcing this decision to close its operations. In its statement, the Embassy has listed some factors for not being able to run the mission effectively and said that these are the main reasons for this unfortunate decision. He alleged that he was lacking vital support from the host country due to which he was not able to do his work effectively. The embassy has also said that it has not lived up to the expectations in fulfilling the interests of Afghanistan.
shortage of personnel in the embassy
Three embassy officials recently told news agency Reuters that this incident happened after the ambassador and other senior diplomats of the Afghan embassy left India and went to Europe and took refuge in the United States. The embassy here was facing shortage of personnel. Embassy officials said that at least five Afghan diplomats have left India.
Farid Mamundje was leading the Afghan embassy.
Let us discuss here that the Embassy of Afghanistan in India was headed by Ambassador Farid Mamundje. He was appointed by the Ashraf Ghani government. In August 2021, power in Afghanistan was captured by the Taliban. Even after this he was working as an Afghan ambassador. However, India has not yet recognized the establishment of Taliban and India is seen continuously advocating the formation of an inclusive government in Kabul. India is continuously saying that Afghan soil should not be used for terrorist activities against any country.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi issued a press statement announcing the decision to close its operations with effect from October 1, 2023. pic.twitter.com/FXqacO28jF
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When was the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan closed?
It is noteworthy that after Taliban came to power in 2021, India had decided to close its embassy in Afghanistan. However, the Indian government had allowed the ambassador and mission staff appointed by ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to issue visas and handle trade matters in India.
India was investigating
Afghanistan’s embassy in India issued a statement on alleged closure of its operations, following which New Delhi was investigating its authenticity. The work of this embassy was being done by Ambassador Farid Mamundje and it is understood that he is currently in London.
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