Taliban send envoy to take charge of embassy in Pakistan

Taliban, who took over Afghanistan recently, have sent its envoy to Pakistan to take charge of the Afghan embassy.

A Taliban envoy has been sent to neighbouring Pakistan to take charge of the Afghan embassy, two months after the hardline Islamist group seized power, officials said Friday.

Sardar Ahmad Khan Shokaib was appointed as first secretary in Islamabad, while Taliban officials are also now in place at consulates in Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta.