Source of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
ISLAMABAD – The Taliban are suspending consular services at two Afghan embassies, London and Vienna, over their lack of transparency and cooperation with authorities in Kabul, a foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday.
Some countries retain an active diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, including Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, and China, but the international community remains wary of officially recognizing the Taliban as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan. When asked if the ministry was looking at the activities of more embassies, Balkhi said yes as it was a normal ministry procedure.
A voice note from the ministry’s deputy spokesperson Zia Ahmad Takal described the Netherlands’ statement as a positive step for Afghans because all consular services or embassy matters would have a direct connection with Kabul.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Taliban suspend Afghan consular services in Vienna and London for lack of transparency, coordinationThe Taliban are immediately suspending consular services at Afghan embassies in London and Vienna until further notice. Most of the country's embassies are staffed by people from the former Western-backed administration, with around a dozen under the Taliban administration's full control. A spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Ministry said Sunday that the two embassies were not being transparent or coordinating their work with the ministry. The development comes days after embassies in Spain and t
Read more »
Taliban suspend Afghan consular services in Vienna and London for lack of transparency, coordinationThe Taliban are immediately suspending consular services at Afghan embassies in London and Vienna until further notice
Read more »
A Baltic Sea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is shut down over a suspected leakFinland and Estonia say the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running between the two countries across the Baltic Sea has been temporarily taken out of service due to a suspected leak
Read more »
A Baltic Sea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is shut down over a suspected leakFinland and Estonia say the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running between the two countries across the Baltic Sea has been temporarily taken out of service due to a suspected leak. Gasgrid Finland and Elering, the Finnish and Estonian gas system operators, said they noted an unusual drop in pressure in the pipeline shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday, after which they shut down the gas flow. Gasgrid Finland says it was suspected that the offshore pipeline between Finland and Estonia was leaking
Read more »
Harper homers, Phillies shut down slugging Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of NLDSBryce Harper homered, Ranger Suárez and the Philadelphia bullpen stifled baseball’s most prolific offense, and the Phillies blanked the 104-win Atlanta Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series. The East champion Braves find themselves in exactly the same position as a year ago: trailing the Phillies after the opener in Atlanta. Wild-card series hero Bryson Stott broke a scoreless tie with a run-scoring single in the fourth. Harper padded the lead with a drive over the right-field wall in t
Read more »
Harper homers, Phillies shut down slugging Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of NLDSBryce Harper homered, Ranger Suárez and the Philadelphia bullpen stifled baseball’s most prolific offense, and the Phillies blanked the 104-win Atlanta Braves 3-0 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series.
Read more »