The Taliban have taken de facto control of diplomatic missions in India, more than two years after the group ousted the US-backed government in Kabul. Dozens of Afghan diplomats appointed under the US-backed government have left India, Farid Mamundzay, the former Afghan ambassador in New Delhi, told Bloomberg News. “India has actively encouraged diplomats to engage with the Taliban government, …
Farid Mamundzay, the ambassador of Afghanistan to India, expressed his gratitude for Droupadi Murmu's selection as the country's new leader and made comparisons between her ascent and the appalling treatment of Afghan women under the Taliban. "Hon'ble President Droupadi Murmu - A woman from a marginalized tribe takes India's highest office at a time when Afghan women face erosion of …