Taliban Embassy In Norway Resumes Passport Issuance For Afghans
The Taliban-run Afghan embassy in Norway has announced that it has resumed issuing passports and providing consular services to Afghans living in Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
The Taliban-run Afghan embassy in Norway has announced that it has resumed issuing passports and providing consular services to Afghans living in Norway, Denmark and Iceland.
Najibullah Shaheen, the acting head of the Taliban embassy in Norway, said the first batch of newly issued passports has already been distributed to applicants.
Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on March 21 that it had accepted Shaheen, a Taliban diplomat, as first secretary at the Afghan embassy in Oslo. The ministry said it issued him a one-year diplomatic residence card.
Shortly after assuming his post, Shaheen changed the embassy’s signage from “Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” to “Embassy of Afghanistan.”
After the collapse of Afghanistan’s previous government and the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, passport issuance was suspended at most Afghan diplomatic and consular missions abroad.
In recent months, several Afghan missions under Taliban control have resumed issuing passports, including embassies in Islamabad, Tehran and New Delhi, as well as a number of consulates in Germany and other countries.
