Taliban appoints ‘acting consul’ at consulate in Mumbai, first appointee by current Afghan regime
New Delhi: The Taliban in Afghanistan have appointed Ikramuddin Kamil, an alumnus of New Delhi’s South Asian University, as their ‘acting consul’ at the consulate in Mumbai—their first appointment in India since taking over the country in 2021.
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the acting deputy foreign minister of the regime, made the announcement in a post on social media platform X Tuesday, while pro-Taliban media outlet Bakhtar News Agency reported that Kamil is already in Mumbai and carrying out the duties of a diplomat.
There has been no official response by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) yet. Government sources have said that a “young Afghan student, who the MEA is familiar with” and who studied in India “for seven years while completing his doctorate from South Asia University...