Wardak and Ibrahimkhil assume leadership at Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi
Following the closure of the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi, the Consul General of Afghanistan in Mumbai issued a press statement on her social media platform X. Ms. Zakia Wardak and Mr. Sayed Mohammad Ibrahimkhil have assumed leadership roles at the Embassy of Afghanistan, New Delhi.
On Thursday, the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi formally announced its permanent closure, signifying the evolving diplomatic landscape amidst Afghanistan’s recent challenges.
In response to the closure of the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi, Consul General Ms. Zakia Wardak and Acting Consul General Mr. Sayed Mohammad IbrahimKhil issued the following statement:
Urging everyone to disregard unprofessional messages from former Afghan diplomats abroad regarding the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi. Their baseless statements create panic and don’t represent all Afghans. Please refrain from confusing.
“Urge everyone to kindly ignore and disregard the unprofessional and irresponsible communications issued by the former Afghan diplomats who are based abroad and, therefore, from now onwards, have no locus standi in the internal affairs of the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi. Such random, fraudulent, baseless and factual incorrect communications are creating panic, distrust and negativity in the overall functioning of the Embassy, as well as amongst the Afghan nationals. The statement said that such communications do not represent the wishes of all Afghans.
“Request everyone, including the former Afghan diplomats/officials, to kindly abstain from any act/statement/ propaganda, which may create panic among Afghan nationals in India and can create confusion amongst media, diplomatic circles and political analysts,” it added.
Meanwhile, the statement emphasized that given the historical and civilizational ties and friendly relations between India and Afghanistan, we again reiterate that we have decided to ensure the continued functioning of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in New Delhi, which is the symbol of aspirations and hopes of Afghan people.
Assure Afghan nationals based in India that the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, New Delhi, continues to function as usual and that there will be no disruption in providing consular services.
The statement also reiterated that we kindly request former Afghan ambassadors and diplomats to refrain from using the Embassy of Afghanistan’s social media for unwarranted statements. Amidst staff shortages due to asylum grants, we’re contacting the Indian Ministry of External Affairs to address this challenging situation.
It also assured that “As mentioned above, the Consul Generals of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Mumbai, Ms Zakia Wardak and acting Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Hyderabad, Mr Sayed Mohammad Ibrahimkhil, have assumed the leadership of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, New Delhi.”
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