{"id":1917,"date":"2023-11-29T06:46:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T06:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afghanistan.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2023-11-29T06:48:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T06:48:45","slug":"diplomatic-standoff-afghanistan-embassy-in-india-announces-permanent-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afghanistan.factcrescendo.com\/english\/diplomatic-standoff-afghanistan-embassy-in-india-announces-permanent-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"“Diplomatic Standoff: Afghanistan Embassy in India announces permanent closure.”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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India and Afghanistan have nurtured enduring cultural, historical, and traditional bonds over centuries. India’s commitment to Afghanistan extends beyond sentiment, encompassing active participation in diverse developmental endeavors, spanning infrastructure, education, aid, and capacity-building initiatives. However, the landscape shifted significantly with the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, altering the regional dynamics of South Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2023, The Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi emerged as the center of a power struggle between the previous Afghan democratic government and the Taliban regime, as Taliban has announced Qadir shah<\/a> as their new ambassador to Afghanistan embassy in India. However, the Afghanistan embassy had unequivocally rejected the Taliban’s decision, sparking a contentious standoff between the two factions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suhail Shaheen, the leader of the Taliban’s Political Office in Doha, had described the nomination of Qadir Shah as the new charg\u00e9 d’affaires (CDA) as a “logical decision.” Shah had previously worked at the Afghan mission as a non-diplomatic “Local Staff” without recognition from the Afghan government in 2021. However, the Taliban put forward Shah as the head of the mission on April 25th, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Afghanistan Embassy had made the decision to dismiss Qadir Shah from his position and had barred him from entering the embassy premises. According to a statement released by the Embassy, they strongly denied the claims made by an individual who asserted that they had assumed control of the mission in New Delhi on behalf of the Taliban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afghanistan\u2019s Ambassador to India also said, \u201cI represent a republic or a government which no longer exists, but I was appointed by a legitimately elected government. I do have that legitimacy serving in this mission\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Afghanistan\u2019s Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay @FMamundzay<\/a> speaks to @WIONews<\/a> on Taliban's bid to take over the embassy; Says, "embassy is run by the diplomats run by the former republic of Afghanistan" pic.twitter.com\/S7Efujy7EU<\/a><\/p>— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) May 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>