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The ambassador and the embassy staff at large worked at the Afghan Embassy in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The last ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was Adela Raz, who succeeded Roya Rahmani in July 2021. In February 2022, Raz resigned. [2]
The operation of Afghanistan's foreign diplomatic missions has been in a transitional phase since the Taliban's August 2021 takeover of the government by force.The takeover was widely condemned by the international community, and no country has recognized the Taliban regime, officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref. Kabul Australia Embassy 2021 [26] Belgium Embassy 2015 [27] Bulgaria Embassy 2018 [28] Canada Embassy: 2021 [29] Chechnya
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan collapsed and the Taliban rebuilt the Islamic emirate after the U.S. and the Taliban signed the Doha agreement and fully withdraw from Afghanistan in 2021. Afghanistan has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and a consulates-general in Los Angeles and New York City. Temporarily closed from 2022.
The flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will remain hoisted at the facilities. The embassy and consulates were the first diplomatic missions of Afghanistan to close in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover. [13] The Afghan embassy in Canada took over responsibilities for providing services to Afghan nationals in the United States. [14]
U.S. officials say they are racing to evacuate as many people from Afghanistan as possible before the end of the month, when America's 20-year military presence in the country is scheduled to end.
The current Charge d'affairs (a concept meant to denote an interim representation between ambassadors) of Afghanistan is Naseer Faiq. [ 3 ] The Taliban , who are in effective control of most of Afghanistan have nominated Suhail Shaheen as their envoy to the United Nations in September 2021, but their request has not been approved.
Note: Since December 2021, Afghanistan U.N. Mission diplomat Naseer Faiq has served as Afghanistan's chargé d’affaires to the UN. [6] Taliban government of Afghanistan's pick for UN Ambassador Mohammad Suhail Shaheen remains unrecognized. [6]