Afghan Consul In Bonn Resigns 'Under Pressure From German Government'

Lutfullah Sadat, Afghanistan's consul in Bonn, announced that he was submitting his resignation due to "restrictions and demands of the host country”.

In early November, sources told Afghanistan International that Germany had asked Afghan diplomats to either engage with the Taliban or end their work.

In a statement published on the official Facebook page of the Afghan Consulate General in Bonn, Sadat said, "In view of some political considerations and restrictions of the host country and their request, and in order to prevent the closure or suspension of the consular activities of this mission, I resign from my responsibility as the Consul General of Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany."

Sadat wrote that after nearly two decades of working in the Afghan Foreign Ministry, he is resigning from the job. So far, the German Foreign Ministry has not commented on the matter.

Earlier, the ambassadors of the former Afghan government to some Western countries had announced an increase in pressure from host countries to encourage their interaction with the Taliban.

According to a report published by Afghanistan International on October 26, diplomatic sources had confirmed that in the latest case, Germany had asked the former Afghan ambassador in Berlin and the consul general in Bonn to end their work soon.

These sources had said that the ambassador and the consul general had been discussing with German officials for the past two months and justifying the continuation of their mission within the framework of the credentials of the republican government. However, according to reliable sources, Germany had said that their presence without relations with Kabul is useless.

The sources also confirmed that other countries have also increased pressure on Afghan ambassadors over the past month, sending a message to "engage with the Taliban, or end your diplomatic mission”.