Taliban authorities to comply with Pakistan’s transfer to designate ambassador to Kabul as tensions between the 2 nations ease.
Afghanistan has welcomed an improve in its diplomatic ties with Pakistan, signalling an easing of tensions between the South Asian neighbours.
Pakistani Overseas Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday mentioned the cost d’affaires stationed within the Afghan capital, Kabul, would be elevated to the rank of ambassador, with Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities later saying its consultant in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, would even be upgraded.
A cost d’affaires serves as an embassy’s chief of mission within the absence of the ambassador.
“This elevation in diplomatic illustration between Afghanistan [and] Pakistan paves the best way for enhanced bilateral cooperation in a number of domains,” the Afghan Ministry of Overseas Affairs posted on X on Saturday.
The Ministry of Overseas Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomes the choice of the Authorities of Pakistan to improve the extent of its diplomatic mission in Kabul to that of an envoy.
In reciprocity, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will elevate the… pic.twitter.com/ZY1S5TexAR
— Ministry of Overseas Affairs – Afghanistan (@MoFA_Afg) May 31, 2025
Afghan Overseas Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is because of go to Pakistan “within the coming days”, the ministry spokesman, Zia Ahmad Takal, mentioned.
Solely a handful of nations – together with China – have agreed to host Taliban authorities ambassadors since their return to energy in 2021, with no nation but formally recognising the administration.
Pakistan is the fourth nation to designate an envoy to Kabul, after China, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. Russia final month mentioned it will additionally accredit a Taliban authorities ambassador, days after eradicating the group’s “terrorist” designation.
For the previous few months, relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been rocky over safety considerations and a marketing campaign by Islamabad to expel tens of hundreds of Afghan refugees.
Islamabad says armed teams which launch assaults inside Pakistan use Afghan soil. Kabul denies the allegation, saying such violence is Pakistan’s home downside to deal with.
Nonetheless, Overseas Minister Dar on Friday mentioned relations between the 2 nations have improved since he visited Kabul final month. Final week, he additionally met Muttaqi and their Chinese language counterpart, Wang Yi, throughout a trilateral meeting in Beijing.
Following that assembly, China mentioned it’s going to “proceed to help with bettering Afghanistan-Pakistan ties”.
