Taliban Sends Envoy To Take Charge Of Embassy In Pakistan

The new Taliban rulers have yet to be formally recognised by any foreign government, including Pakistan

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.

The new Taliban rulers have yet to be formally recognised by any foreign government, including Pakistan, meaning Shokaib cannot assume the title of ambassador.

"These diplomats will take care of the affairs in the embassy and in the three consulates," a Taliban source told AFP.