Afghan embassy in Delhi to cease operations from Oct. 1

1/10/2023 6:27

        The embassy of Afghanistan in India's capital New Delhi will cease operations from Oct. 1, 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 the 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 in the statement dated Sept. 30.
        
        India does not recognise the Taliban government, and closed its own embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took control in 2021, but New Delhi had allowed the ambassador and mission staff appointed by the Western-backed government of ousted AfghanPresident Ashraf Ghani to issue visas and handle trade matters.