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Taliban Diplomat to Take Charge of Afghan Embassy in New Delhi
Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor is set to lead the Afghan Embassy in Delhi following India-Taliban diplomatic agreements after October 2025 engagements, marking a key bilateral step.
- Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor has arrived in Delhi to take over as Charge d'Affaires at the Afghan Embassy in Delhi next week, marking the first Taliban-appointed diplomat in India since Kabul's takeover.
- After Amir Khan Mottaqi's October 2025 visit, the Ministry of External Affairs , India announced on October 21, 2025 it would upgrade Kabul to embassy status to allow Taliban diplomats.
- Noor, who travelled with Mottaqi, visited the Darul Uloom madrassa, Dhaka in late December 2025, but has not handed over formal letters; both Consuls from Mumbai and Hyderabad are in Delhi amid past embassy staffing issues.
- For now, embassy employees and the red, green and black tricolour flag remain at the Embassy on Shantipath, Delhi, while employees worry they could be targeted or asked to return to Afghanistan.
- India's engagement follows a 2022 re-establishment of a technical mission in Kabul, improving ties despite not formally recognising the Taliban, which placed nominees at Mumbai and Hyderabad consulates.
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