Power Struggle, Resource Crunch & Envoy’s Absence: Here’s Why Afghan Embassy in India Shutting Down

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Amid a crunch of resources and infighting, the Afghan embassy in New Delhi is shutting down its operations in India two-year post-Taliban takeover. The Afghan embassy in New Delhi has purportedly issued a communication on this issue, sources in the Indian government said. The government is currently verifying the communication and its contents. The ambassador and other senior diplomats have left the country for Europe and the United States where they gained asylum. According to a report in Reuters, at least five Afghan diplomats have left India and the Indian government will now take over the diplomatic compound in a...