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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 permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations (Pashto: په ملګرو ملتونو کې د افغانستان د اسلامي جمهوريت دایمي استازی) is the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations.
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.
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.
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]
Peter Tomsen served as Special Envoy to Afghanistan (to the Northern Alliance) 1989–1992. The U.S. embassy in Kabul closed in January 1989. The embassy reopened on January 17, 2002. [1] - James F. Dobbins – Career FSO Ambassador (in charge of reestablishing U.S. Embassy) December 17, 2001 January 2, 2002 - Ryan Crocker – Career FSO