NEW DELHI: Afghan ambassador and all other senior diplomats in India have left the country and are reported to have sought asylum in Europe and United States.
As a consequence, the Afghan embassy in New Delhi has been closed.
Officials told a foreign news agency that five Afghan diplomats have left India and Indian government was likely to take control of the embassy building.
India has a small mission in Kabul, primarily aimed at facilitating trade, humanitarian aid, and medical assistance.
Hundreds of Afghan college students who were residing in India despite the expiration of their student visas staged a demonstration in New Delhi, appealing to the Indian government for an extension of their stay.
The Taliban authorities in Kabul have yet to comment on this situation.
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