Former Balkh Governor Criticises Iran for Handing over Afghan Embassy To Taliban
The former governor of Balkh, Atta Mohammad Noor criticised Iran for handing over the embassy of Afghanistan in Tehran to the Taliban. Noor said that Taliban’s control of the embassy in Iran is against the good neighbourliness and a threat to Afghans living in that country.
Noor urged Iran to reverse its decision of the transfer of the embassy’s charge to the Taliban.
Sources told Afghanistan International that Iran has decided to handover the Afghan embassy in Tehran to the Taliban next Saturday.
According to the sources, 15 diplomats have decided not to work with the Taliban and the Islamic Republic has closed the embassy and prohibited these diplomats from entering the embassy premises.
Iran has informed the Afghan diplomats in Tehran of Islamic republic’s decision about the transfer of control of the embassy to the Taliban on Monday, and the diplomats have decided to leave their jobs instead of working with the Taliban.
