India Withdrew Staff From The Kandahar Consulate:

 In The Wake Of The Taliban, India Withdrew Staff From The Kandahar Consulate:

Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan forces has intensified in recent days.

Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan forces near the Afghan city of Kandahar has prompted India to withdraw its staff from its consulate in Kandahar.

According to Reuters, Indian officials have confirmed that all staff at the consulate have been temporarily recalled to India.

It should be noted that Taliban attacks have intensified in recent days during the withdrawal of US and coalition forces from Afghanistan, while the militant group has also claimed control of several districts in Afghanistan.

On Sunday, Indian Home Ministry spokesman Arundam Bagchi said in a statement that India had temporarily withdrawn its Indian staff due to heavy fighting around Kandahar.

Indian Home Ministry spokesman Arundam Bagchi said 

He said India was monitoring the situation while the Afghan staff was currently handling the affairs of the consulate.

Calling for an end to the violence in Afghanistan, Bagchi said instability in Afghanistan has a direct impact on the overall security of the region.

According to a report by Indian broadcaster NDTV, a diplomatic staff of about 50 members from the Kandahar consulate was called back to India by Indian Air Force planes.

The report said that Indian Air Force planes did not use Pakistani airspace on their return to India.

Indian officials said on Tuesday that the Indian embassy in Kabul would continue to function. However, India had instructed its citizens in Afghanistan to exercise extreme caution and avoid unnecessary travel in the light of the current situation.

India closed its consulates in Dzhalal-Abad and Herat in the wake of the Karuna epidemic, while its consulates in Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif are still operational.

The Taliban claimed on Friday that they had captured 85 percent of Afghanistan, while efforts were under way to gain control of other areas.

However, Afghan officials rejected the Taliban's claims, calling them mere propaganda.

India has set up consulates in several Afghan cities, which are often criticized by neighboring Pakistan.

Pakistan's position has been that Indian consulates in Afghanistan are involved in anti-Pakistan activities.

However, India has denied the allegations, saying that the Indian consulates in Afghanistan are working to promote people-to-people contacts between the two countries and to build and develop Afghanistan.

 

Some of the information in this news is taken from the news agency 'Reuters'.