Why has Afghan embassy closed all operations in India? The Afghan embassy in India took a crucial move on Friday by stopping all of its operations.
The Afghan ambassador and other senior diplomats then left the country and sought asylum in Europe and the United States.
It is notable that when the Taliban came to power in 2021, India had already closed its own embassy in Kabul and does not formally acknowledge the Taliban regime.
Why has Afghan embassy closed all operations in India?
Despite this, New Delhi has let the ambassador and mission personnel, chosen by the Western-backed administration headed by the former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, to carry on managing visa issuing and commercial matters.
At least five Afghan diplomats have departed India, according to embassy authorities. As a result, according to one of the Afghan officials, the Indian government is prepared to take over the diplomatic facilities in a caretaker capacity.
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The Indian foreign ministry is currently looking into these developments, albeit they haven’t given any specifics.
The Taliban leadership in Kabul is still silent on this issue. India kept a modest post in Kabul that was largely responsible for facilitating trade, humanitarian aid, and medical aid.
After the Taliban took power, bilateral trade between India and Afghanistan, which had reached $1.5 billion in 2019–2020, significantly decreased.
In a related matter, hundreds of college students from Afghanistan who were still residing in India after the expiration of their student visas staged a protest in New Delhi earlier this month, pleading with the Indian government to extend their stay.
