US EditionAfghanistan's only female diplomat resigns in India after gold smuggling allegations
- An Afghan diplomat in India resigned after allegations of gold smuggling surfaced, with reports stating she was detained for the offense.
- Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul-general for Mumbai, announced her resignation on social media following accusations of smuggling 25 bricks of gold from Dubai.
- Indian media reports have noted that she has diplomatic immunity and has not been arrested in connection with the incident.
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Afghan diplomat arrested for smuggling 25 kg of gold resigns, bids - private attacks cannot tolerate
Jakia Wardak was Afghanistan's working ambassador to India. She resigned a few days after being caught smuggling 25 kilograms of gold worth Rs 18. 6 crore from Dubai at Mumbai Airport last month.
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The Economic TimesAfghan diplomat, caught smuggling gold, resigns due to 'personal attacks'
Zakia Wardak, who was the acting Ambassador of Afghanistan to India, resigned days after she was reportedly caught smuggling 25 kg of gold worth Rs 18.6 crore from Dubai at the Mumbai airport last month.
Afghanistani diplomat in India, who took office before the Taliban took power in 2021, and was the only woman in her country's diplomatic service, resigned after reports emerged that she had been arrested for alleged gold smuggling.
Afghanistan's Only Female Diplomat Resigns In India After Gold-Smuggling Allegations
Afghanistan’s diplomat in India, who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and said she was the only woman in the country's diplomatic service, has resigned after being detained for allegedly smuggling gold.
Afghanistan’s only female diplomat resigns in India after gold
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s diplomat in India, who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and said she was the only woman in the country’s diplomatic service, has resigned after reports emerged of her being detained for allegedly smuggling gold. Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul-general for Mumbai, announced her resignation on her official account on the social media
Afghanistan's only female diplomat resigns in India after gold smuggling allegations
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s diplomat in India who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and says she was the only woman in the country’s diplomatic service has resigned. Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul-general for Mumbai, announced her resignation on her official account on the social media platform X on Saturday after Indian media reported last week that she was briefly detained at the city’s a…
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