Indian Embassy In Afghanistan

The Afghanistan embassy in Delhi announced Thursday that it had shut down in the face of "persistent challenges from the Indian government".

India had to deal with a seemingly contradictory situation regarding Afghanistan last week. While the Afghan embassy in New Delhi put out a message on social media saying they were shutting down due to lack of cooperation from the Indian government.

The Afghanistan embassy in India has announced that it will suspend its operations from today, citing "lack of support" from the Indian government, its inability to meet expectations in serving Afghanistan's interests, and a shortage of staff.

The revelation was part of the 16th report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security.

India restarted its Afghan embassy operations in June, but it's made no difference to the waitlist as visas all but stopped after August 2021

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said a team of Indian diplomats, except the ambassador, have gone to Afghanistan as India will continue its people-to-people relationship in view of its long historic ties with the Afghan society.

Indian embassy in Kabul is currently safe and operational said an official adding that the Government of India has also disbursed the salary of local employees on time.

Over 11,000 visas issued by the Indian embassy in Afghanistan between August 12 and 14 have been cancelled after over 1,000 visas were reportedly stolen, prompting the Centre to introduce e-Visas after the fall of Kabul.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday lauded the efforts of the national carrier Air India and Indian Air Force (IAF) in bringing back the Indian citizens from Afghanistan's capital city Kabul after the Taliban took over.

Nine Indians and 118 Nepalese people, all working in the US embassy in Kabul, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday from Afghanistan on a chartered flight after the Taliban seized control of the strife-torn country.

The Indian Embassy in Kabul is not closed and the local staff is providing consular services, reported news agency ANI quoting sources.

Two Indian Air Force C-17 transports flew into Kabul on August 15 to evacuate Indian embassy personnel, including Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel who defend the mission.

Amid escalating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, India has evacuated its embassy staff in Kabul in a special Air Force flight.

Three Indian engineers, who worked at a project site in an area not under the control of Afghan government forces, were rescued by air recently, according to the Indian embassy in Kabul on Thursday.

India said it does not have any immediate plan to shut down its embassy in Kabul and pressed for a comprehensive ceasefire to end the violent conflict in Afghanistan,

The Afghanistan embassy in Delhi announced Thursday that it had shut down in the face of "persistent challenges from the Indian government".

India had to deal with a seemingly contradictory situation regarding Afghanistan last week. While the Afghan embassy in New Delhi put out a message on social media saying they were shutting down due to lack of cooperation from the Indian government.

The Afghanistan embassy in India has announced that it will suspend its operations from today, citing "lack of support" from the Indian government, its inability to meet expectations in serving Afghanistan's interests, and a shortage of staff.

The revelation was part of the 16th report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security.

India restarted its Afghan embassy operations in June, but it's made no difference to the waitlist as visas all but stopped after August 2021

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said a team of Indian diplomats, except the ambassador, have gone to Afghanistan as India will continue its people-to-people relationship in view of its long historic ties with the Afghan society.

Indian embassy in Kabul is currently safe and operational said an official adding that the Government of India has also disbursed the salary of local employees on time.

Over 11,000 visas issued by the Indian embassy in Afghanistan between August 12 and 14 have been cancelled after over 1,000 visas were reportedly stolen, prompting the Centre to introduce e-Visas after the fall of Kabul.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday lauded the efforts of the national carrier Air India and Indian Air Force (IAF) in bringing back the Indian citizens from Afghanistan's capital city Kabul after the Taliban took over.

Nine Indians and 118 Nepalese people, all working in the US embassy in Kabul, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday from Afghanistan on a chartered flight after the Taliban seized control of the strife-torn country.

The Indian Embassy in Kabul is not closed and the local staff is providing consular services, reported news agency ANI quoting sources.

Two Indian Air Force C-17 transports flew into Kabul on August 15 to evacuate Indian embassy personnel, including Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel who defend the mission.

Amid escalating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, India has evacuated its embassy staff in Kabul in a special Air Force flight.

Three Indian engineers, who worked at a project site in an area not under the control of Afghan government forces, were rescued by air recently, according to the Indian embassy in Kabul on Thursday.

India said it does not have any immediate plan to shut down its embassy in Kabul and pressed for a comprehensive ceasefire to end the violent conflict in Afghanistan,