Didn’t Allow Taliban’s Charge d’Affairs To Enter Afghan Embassy Premises, Says Mamundzay

Farid Mamundzay, the Afghan ambassador in New Delhi, said that he continues to lead the mission of Afghanistan in India. Mamundzay stressed that the person who introduced himself as the Taliban's Charge d’Affairs was not allowed to enter the embassy premises.

In a video clip on Monday, the Afghan ambassador called his dismissal as a “rumour” and said that the embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi had no connection to the Taliban.

Mamundzay urged the Indian government to consider the will of the people of Afghanistan and in accordance with diplomatic principles decide about Qadir Shah, who no longer has any duties in the Afghan embassy in Delhi.

The Afghan ambassador said that since August 2021, the embassy of Afghanistan in Delhi has had no political relationship with Kabul. However, he said that the embassy continues to provide services to Afghan citizens.

Earlier, there were reports about the handover of the Afghan embassy in Delhi to the Taliban representatives.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan International has received three copies of letters showing that Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has appointed a new chief of mission for the Afghan embassy in Delhi.

In one of the letters signed by Muttaqi, Qadir Shah has been appointed to take charge of the embassy in New Delhi.

In a separate letter, the director of human resources at the Taliban’s foreign ministry has declared removal of Mamundzay as the ambassador of Afghanistan in New Delhi based on an order of the Taliban Prime Minister, Mullah Hassan Akhund.

In another letter, Qadir Shah, the former diplomat at the Afghan embassy in New Delhi has informed the Taliban foreign ministry that he has taken charge of the embassy since Mamundzay, the ambassador, has been out of office and outside India.