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Afghanistan embassy permanently closed in India
It has been said that after the operations of the embassy were stopped on October 01, the decision to close the embassy has been implemented from Thursday.
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New Delhi: Afghanistan has permanently closed its embassy in India.
According to foreign media, Afghanistan has closed its embassy permanently due to the challenges faced in India, which has also been confirmed by Afghanistan on social media platform X.
According to reports, the Afghan government has taken a position that the embassy has been closed due to non-receipt of diplomatic cooperation from India, which has been implemented since November 23.
In a press release issued by the Afghan Embassy, it has been said that after the operations of the embassy were stopped on October 01, the decision to close the embassy has been implemented from Thursday.
The press release further said that the decision to suspend the operations of the embassy on September 30 was hoped that the Indian government would take some positive steps for the day-to-day routines with the embassy.
However unfortunately, during these eight weeks of waiting for the extension of diplomats' visas, the behavior of the Indian government was not realistic. Due to which the embassy was under pressure from the Taliban and the Indian government and was facing serious difficulties in continuing its operations.
Press Statement
— Afghan Embassy India (@AfghanistanInIN) November 24, 2023
24th November, 2023
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan announces permanent closure in New Delhi.
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in New Delhi regrets to announce the permanent closure of its diplomatic mission in New Delhi 1/2 pic.twitter.com/VlXRSA0vZ8
According to the Afghan ambassador, the keys of the embassy have been handed over to the host government. The Afghan diplomats posted in India have moved to US and Europe for political asylum.
It has also been reported that no immediate response has been issued by the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the permanent closure of the Afghan embassy.
The staff appointed by the Ashraf Ghani government was performing duties in the Afghan embassy in New Delhi.
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