NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Ministry of Exterior Affairs is contemplating a letter from the Afghan Embassy saying it plans to cease all operations within the Indian capital by Saturday, an official stated Friday.
India didn’t acknowledge the Taliban authorities He seized power in Afghanistan In August 2021. It evacuated its staff from Kabul earlier than the US withdrawal from Afghanistan two years in the past and not has a diplomatic presence there.
Till now, the Afghan embassy in New Delhi is run by workers appointed by the earlier authorities Ousted Afghan President Ashraf GhaniWith permission from the Indian authorities.
Nevertheless, the Afghan ambassador has been outdoors India for months, and a gentle stream of diplomats have left for third international locations, reportedly after being granted asylum, a ministry official stated on situation of anonymity as he was not licensed to talk to journalists.
India stated it will comply with the lead of the United Nations in taking the choice Whether to confess Taliban authorities.
Afghan embassy officers in New Delhi couldn’t be reached on Friday.
The Afghan media company “Tolo” stated that it had obtained the letter containing particulars of the embassy’s grievances, which have been conveyed to the Indian Ministry of Exterior Affairs.
The letter stated the embassy’s resolution to completely stop all operations by the top of September stems from its lack of ability to keep up its regular functioning attributable to “absence of diplomatic consideration and systematic help” from the Indian Ministry of Exterior Affairs.
Final yr, India despatched reduction supplies, together with wheat, medicines, Covid-19 vaccines and winter clothes to Afghanistan to assist meet the scarcity there.
In June final yr, India despatched a crew of officers to its embassy in Kabul.