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Afghan envoy to US to step down: Report
Washington, DC: The Afghan ambassador in Washington has stepped down from her post following the new restrictions imposed by the US Department of State on the embassy, media reports said.
Afghan deputy ambassador Abdul Hadi Nijrabi told TOLOnews that the US State Department had decided to stop political and diplomatic activities of Afghanistan in the US.
He said the State Department in a letter to the Afghanistan embassy in Washington demanded the diplomatic activities be halted.
“The letter sent by the US State Department to the embassy said only the ambassador is allowed to continue work from home, but not on political and diplomatic activities. The rest of the diplomats cannot work anymore,” he said.
Former diplomats and political analysts believe that the end of Afghanistan's diplomatic missions abroad will marginalize the current Afghan government around the world, reports Tolo News.
“The closure of the Afghanistan embassies will create a distance between the Afghan government and the world. This will create a big problem for the new government which will play a negative role in their recognition,” said oorullah Raghi, former diplomat, told the news portal.
Adela Raz is the third senior Afghan diplomat who stepped down from her position within the past six months. Previously, the Afghan ambassadors in China and Turkmenistan resigned from their positions, the news portal reported.
Afghanistan's diplomatic missions are reportedly facing financial troubles since the fall of the previous regime.
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