Afghan Embassy / Afghanistan closed its embassy in India citing lack of support from the government.

Afghan Embassy: Afghanistan has announced to close its embassy in India from today and the reason behind this is that it is not getting diplomatic support. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has decided to close its operations in India from Sunday, an official statement said on Saturday. "It is with great sadness, regret and disappointment that the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi announces this decision to close its operations," the statement said. Afghanistan said the decision was taken due to lack of support from the host government and failure to meet expectations in serving "Afghanistan's interests". An official statement said, "The Embassy has experienced a significant lack of critical support from the host government, which has hampered our ability to deliver."

The embassy said that the decision, while extremely regrettable, was taken after careful deliberations keeping in mind the historical ties and long-standing partnership between Afghanistan and India. The embassy also said India lacked diplomatic support and Kabul also lacked a "legitimate" functioning government.

Afghanistan gave this reason for closing the embassy

In its announcement of shutting down operations in India, the Afghan embassy also cited challenges such as lack of both personnel and available resources. "The lack of timely and adequate support from visa renewals for diplomats to other critical areas of cooperation has led to frustration among our team and hindered our ability to effectively carry out routine duties," the statement said. " Let us tell you that three officials of the Embassy of Afghanistan told the news agency Reuters on Friday that this incident happened after the Ambassador and other senior diplomats of the Afghan Embassy left India for Europe and took refuge in the United States.

Embassy officials said at least five Afghan diplomats have left India and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was earlier informed of its decision to cease operations in New Delhi. "This communication accurately represents our decision-making process and closing factors," it said. It also urged the government to protect the interests of Afghans living, working, studying, doing business and engaging in various activities in India. The embassy refuted any "unfounded claims" regarding internal strife or discord among its diplomatic staff or any diplomats using the crisis to seek asylum in a third country.

Embassy said – do not spread rumors regarding this

The embassy said, "Such rumors are baseless and do not reflect the reality of our mission. We remain a united team working in the best interests of Afghanistan." India closed its embassy in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in 2021, however, New Delhi allowed Ambassador Farid Mamundje and mission staff appointed by ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to issue visas and handle trade matters in India. Was.