Afghan diplomats appointed by Ghani's government have reached third countries and there are none remaining in India
Friday, November 24, 2023
Government office had proactively suspended tasks in September.
Mission says Indian govt and Taliban pressure prompted choice.
Proclamation doesn't clarify about destiny of Afghan departments.
NEW DELHI: The Afghanistan consulate in New Delhi has been closed down after the negotiators delegated by the Ashraf Ghani-government neglected to get visa expansions from India, detailed Reuters refering to the active representative's assertion gave on Friday.
Despite the fact that India, similar to any remaining nations, is yet to perceive the Taliban government which held onto power in 2021 had at first permitted Envoy Farid Mamundzay and mission staff to keep working the consulate, giving visas and dealing with exchange matters.
In September, be that as it may, the agent and ranking staff left for Europe and the US to look for refuge, and the government office said it was suspending tasks.
A consulate proclamation posted on X, previously known as Twitter, on Friday said that the vulnerability was finished, and the mission was closing and the keys have been gotten back to New Delhi. It likewise said that the Indian government and the Taliban pressure had constrained them to take the choice.
"Sadly, regardless of an eight-week stand by, the goals of visa expansion for representatives and a change in the Indian government's lead were not understood," Mamundzay said in the proclamation.
"Given the steady strain from both the Taliban and the Indian government to surrender control, the consulate confronted a hard decision," the assertion added.
Afghan ambassadors in India delegated by Ghani's administration have arrived at third nations and there are none excess in India, the government office articulation said.
"The main people present in India are negotiators associated with the Taliban, noticeably going to their ordinary web-based gatherings," the assertion said.
The assertion didn't clarify about the destiny of the Afghan departments present in different urban areas, including Mumbai.
Reuters gave arriving at a shot to India's unfamiliar service and the Taliban-run Afghan unfamiliar service yet will be yet to get a reaction from them.
