New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- An Afghan staff member of the Indian consulate in Jalalabad on Tuesday was injured when unidentified people fired at his vehicle, people familiar with the matter said.
India closed the consulate in Jalalabad in 2020, long before the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021. However, the Indian side has retained a small number of local staffers at the consulate, the people said on condition of anonymity.
"An incident took place [on Tuesday] involving a local Afghan staff of the Indian consulate in Jalababad, the capital of Nangarhar province. The local staff sustained minor injuries in the incident," one of the people cited above said
The Indian side is in touch with Afghan authorities and awaiting a report on the in...