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New Delhi: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has begun pushing New Delhi to allow it to station a representative in the Indian capital, Afghan diplomatic officials have told ThePrint. The proposed candidates for the position, sources said, include Abdul Qahar Balkhi, a controversial spokesperson for the Taliban regime’s foreign ministry who is alleged to have intimidated journalists with death threats. The request to station an IEA representative in New Delhi — which has reopened its mission in Kabul but does not recognise the Taliban regime — poses a complex diplomatic challenge for India as it seeks to rebuild its...
