Taliban Take Control of Afghan Diplomatic Missions in India
- Dozens of diplomats under the former government have resigned
- Remaining Afghan staff support Taliban, former ambassador says
The Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi, India.
Photographer: Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images
This article is for subscribers only.
The Taliban have taken de facto control of diplomatic missions in India, more than two years after the group ousted the US-backed government in Kabul.
“Our consulates in Mumbai and Hyderabad are functioning and in contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” said Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, a Taliban deputy foreign minister, during a Tuesday interview with the state television channel RTA.