Islamabad: A Taliban envoy has been sent to neighboring Pakistan to take charge of Pakistan. afghan embassyOfficials said on Friday that two months after the radical Islamist group seized power.
Sardar Ahmed Khan Shokaibi He was appointed as First Secretary in Islamabad, while Taliban officials are also now posted at consulates in Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta.
New taliban ruler It has not yet been formally recognized by any foreign government, including Pakistan, which means that Shokeb cannot assume the position of ambassador.
“These diplomats will look after matters at the embassy and three consulates,” a Taliban source told AFP.
“He will formally take charge on Monday,” a source close to the Peshawar consulate said.
Several months ago the former US-backed government withdrew the last ambassador to the Afghan embassy following the alleged abduction of his daughter in leafy Islamabad.
A spokesman for Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the move would allow the embassy to perform consular work, with the country hosting millions. afghan refugee.
“I understand that they have made similar appointments in their embassies in some other countries,” the spokesman said.
Pakistan has long faced US accusations of playing a double game in Afghanistan and has historically had close ties with Taliban leadership.
Prime minister Imran KhanThe U.S. government has called on the world to engage with the Taliban and provide economic aid to the aid-dependent country, which has withheld funding by Western donors since the takeover.
Sardar Ahmed Khan Shokaibi He was appointed as First Secretary in Islamabad, while Taliban officials are also now posted at consulates in Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta.
New taliban ruler It has not yet been formally recognized by any foreign government, including Pakistan, which means that Shokeb cannot assume the position of ambassador.
“These diplomats will look after matters at the embassy and three consulates,” a Taliban source told AFP.
“He will formally take charge on Monday,” a source close to the Peshawar consulate said.
Several months ago the former US-backed government withdrew the last ambassador to the Afghan embassy following the alleged abduction of his daughter in leafy Islamabad.
A spokesman for Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the move would allow the embassy to perform consular work, with the country hosting millions. afghan refugee.
“I understand that they have made similar appointments in their embassies in some other countries,” the spokesman said.
Pakistan has long faced US accusations of playing a double game in Afghanistan and has historically had close ties with Taliban leadership.
Prime minister Imran KhanThe U.S. government has called on the world to engage with the Taliban and provide economic aid to the aid-dependent country, which has withheld funding by Western donors since the takeover.
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