The government of Afghan Taliban has sent an envoy to run the Afghan embassy in Islamabad as the new administration starts to take over Afghanistan’s network of foreign delegations.
According to Geo, Mohammad Shokaib was appointed first secretary at the embassy. He will not have the formal title of ambassador as Pakistan does not officially recognise the new Taliban government, but he will be in charge of the embassy to help supervise visa issuance and other functions.
The reports further stated that Afghan Taliban also appointed two officials to run the consulates in the Pakistani cities of Quetta and Peshawar, close to the two major border crossings with Afghanistan.
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Talking to Reuters, a senior Taliban leader said, “We understand that Pakistan has not yet recognised us as a legitimate government but we made these arrangements for public facilitation.”
The Pakistan Foreign Minister or Taliban official spokesperson have not commented on the news yet.
It is to be mentioned here that Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad has not had an ambassador in place since the previous Western-backed government withdrew its envoy in July over the alleged kidnapping of his daughter.
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