The Afghanistan embassy is considering shutting down its operations in New Delhi, The Indian Express reported citing sources. The Indian government sources have said that the embassy has issued a communication on the matter.
At present, the authenticity of the communication and its content are under examination. A source told The Indian Express, “This is in the context of the Ambassador being out of India for the past many months, steady departure of diplomats to third countries reportedly after receiving asylum, as well as reports of infighting amongst Embassy personnel.”
This comes after a tussle over having the control of the embassy as Ambassador Farid Mamundzay,who was appointed by the previous Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, was fighting to stay in office against the wishes of Taliban-run Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul.
The Taliban regime has taken control of at least 14 missions abroad where it has posted its own nominees, but Delhi is not yet one of them.
India’s take on the matter
India’s external affairs ministry has not yet taken a side on the matter. It is aware of the fight for power within which surfaced in April. India conveyed to both sides that it is an internal matter and needs to be settled by the two pirates, sources revealed. “From our perspective, this is an internal matter of the Afghan embassy and we hope that they will resolve it internally,” the Ministry of External Affairs’ official spokesperson said earlier.