The UK is closing the Afghan embassy in London
The Afghan embassy in London has announced on its official account on the social network X that it will be closed
In a statement from the embassy, which is managed by Zalmai Rassoul, the former foreign minister, it is mentioned that the closure is happening at the official request of the UK
According to this statement, the Afghan embassy in London will officially close on September 27, 2024, about two weeks from now, based on the discretion of the host country’s authorities
On July 30, 2023, the Taliban’s foreign ministry announced that it would no longer accept documents issued by Afghan representations in European countries, Canada, and Australia, but specifically excluded Afghan representations in Spain, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and Munich, Germany