On Tuesday, the Taliban leadership announced that it was severing connections with numerous Afghan embassies located in Western nations. The diplomats there were allegedly loyal to the nation’s previous democratic administration, according to the Taliban.
Many employees of Afghanistan’s foreign missions are in a precarious situation following the Taliban’s conquest of Kabul in 2021. Although the Taliban has been successful in installing some new ambassadors in friendly nations like China and Russia, very few governments acknowledge them as the rightful rulers of Afghanistan.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly urged the Afghan political and consular missions in European countries to engage with Kabul,” a statement said.
“Unfortunately, the actions of most of the missions are carried out arbitrarily, without coordination and in explicit violation of the existing accepted principles.”
The Taliban Foreign Ministry also said that it bears “no responsibiity” for passport and visa issues faced by Afghan staff abroad if they refuse to acknowledge Taliban legitimacy.
