Embassy and consulates of Afghanistan stopped working in the United States

Kabul city. File photoWASHINGTON, May 17 The State Department said the Afghan embassy and consulates ceased diplomatic and consular activities in the United States on March 16, and the diplomatic missions were sealed until further notice. from noon on March 16, “the Afghan Embassy and consular offices in the states of California and New York officially ceased their diplomatic and consular activities in the United States.” In these circumstances, as noted, the US State Department, starting May 16, assumed “exclusive responsibility for the security and maintenance of diplomatic missions and prohibits anyone from entering their territory without special permission until further notice. «Following the US decision announced in 2021 to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the Taliban * launched a massive offensive. In mid-August 2021, the Taliban took Kabul, and in September they announced the composition of the new government, which has not yet been recognized by any country, including the United States. * The organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activitiesUS military intelligence chief: IS may resume attacks from Afghanistan