Afghanistan, Jan. 30 -- Australia's Foreign Ministry announced the Afghanistan embassy in Canberra will be suspended after June 30, 2026, following an agreement on an orderly and dignified transition process.
The ministry and Afghanistan embassy issued a joint statement Friday saying the transition will occur without compromising either party's principled positions on Afghanistan's current situation.
The Afghanistan embassy in Australia has been among the last diplomatic missions worldwide still operating under credentials from the pre-August 2021 government. Most countries have closed Afghanistan embassies or allowed them to operate in diplomatic limbo, neither recognizing Taliban authority nor fully severing ties, creating challenges fo...