As per the Taliban, no document signed and associated with Afghanistan's former Western-backed administration will be honoured and considered valid.
As Taliban rule in ꧒Afghanistan nears t𝓡hree years, the extremist government has decided to disavow Afghan diplomatic missions across the globe. In its latest announcement, the Taliban has stated that it will consider passports, visas and other documents from 14 countries as invalid.
As per the Taliban, ♋no document signed 𝐆and associated with Afghanistan's former Western-backed administration will be honoured and considered valid.
This decision marks the Taliban's latest attempt to seize control of the ꦓdiplomatic missions sinc🌺e seizing power in 2021.
In an official statement on social media platform X, the 🌌foreign ministry under the Taliban government has stated that documents i꧒ssued by missions in London, Berlin, Belgium, Bonn, Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy, Greece, Poland, Australia, Sweden, Canada and Norway will no longer be honoured.
The miﷺnistry added that it wi꧒ll "bear no responsibility" for such documents.
"All Afghan nationals living abroad and foreigners can visit the I𒁃EA political and consular missions in countries, other than the above-mentioned missions, to access consular services," the ministry added further.
With the Taliban yet to be recogniseꦕd as the official government of Afghanistan, a majority of countries have not retain⛎ed their ties with Kabul. Pakistan and China on the other hand have retained diplomatic ties and relations with the mission in Afghanistan and the Taliban government.
In 2023, the Taliban announced they would take charge of the Afghan embassies abroad. Chief spokesman for the extremist government Zabihullah Mujahid s♋tated that the administration has sent diplomats to at least 14 countries.