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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.
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 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.
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 permanent Representative is the head of a diplomatic mission to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. The permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations has headed the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations since Afghanistan became a UN Member State on 19 November 1946. [3]
Ambassador Farid Mamundzay has vacated his post and closed the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi on 2023. [11] Indonesia: Qais Barakzai: Chargé d'Affaires a.i. [12] Iran Fazl Mohammad Haqqani: Accredited as the Taliban's chargé d'affairs in February 2023 [13] Iraq: Abdul Jamil Parvani Italy: Wajiha Qazizadah: Chargé d'affairs a.i. Japan
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]
In 1956 Afghanistan upgraded its legation in Tokyo to an embassy. [5] During the rule of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, the embassy remained closed. After the 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan, a new government was formed in Kabul that reestablished diplomatic relations with Japan. The embassy was reopened on December 26 ...