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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan Diplomats under Pressure from Taliban Regime

The Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2022. (AFP)

Afghan embassies around the world that have refused to recognize the new Taliban regime are struggling to stay afloat and facing increasing pressure from Kabul to accept loyalist replacements.

None of the country's 60 or so ambassadors, consuls or heads of diplomatic missions who were appointed by Western-backed former president Ashraf Ghani have agreed to serve the hardline group since it seized power in August last year, AFP reported.

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