Azerbaijan’s first ambassador to Afghanistan in modern history, Ilham Mammadov, arrived in Kabul, where he met with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban government (banned organization in Russia) Emir Mottaki and discussed the issue of opening the embassy. Republic in Kabul. This was reported by the representative of the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Balkhi on his page on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
“Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Kabul, Ilham Mammadov, during his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi, presented an official letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the issue. “We are planning to open an embassy in Kabul (Azerbaijan – editor’s note),” Balkhi said in a statement.
in August 2021 reportedAzerbaijani authorities have withdrawn their peacekeepers from Afghanistan at full strength.
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