Taliban appoints Ikramuddin as 'Acting Consul' at mumbai mission...
Talib means 'student' and the Taliban regime in Kabul has proposed the name of a student who studied in delhi as the acting consul of the afghanistan Consulate in Mumbai. According to Afghanistan's Tolo news, this student named Ikramuddin Kamil has been studying in india for the last seven years, who has been appointed as a diplomat for the mumbai Consulate. This incident is happening amid a relatively peaceful diplomatic situation after the Taliban took over afghanistan, after which india broke official ties with its neighbor.
India has not yet approved this proposal
However, this proposal of afghanistan has not yet received approval from India. If this proposal is approved, it will be the first diplomatic appointment made by the Taliban for an Afghan mission in india after the Taliban took over afghanistan in august 2021.
Who is Ikramuddin Kamil?
Ikramuddin Kamil is a young Afghan national who has been pursuing a PhD in international Law from the South Asia university in delhi in india for the last seven years. His studies are being done on a scholarship provided by the Ministry of External Affairs of the government of India. According to Kabul's Bakhtar news Agency, Ikramuddin Kamil is currently in mumbai and has also previously served as Deputy director of the Department of Security Cooperation and Border Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
What did the Taliban minister say about Ikramuddin?
Taliban Deputy Foreign minister for Political Affairs Sher Mohammad abbas Stanikzai shared information about Ikramuddin's new role on his social media. He wrote on his X platform, "Dr. Hafiz Ikramuddin Kamil will be the new Acting Consul of the Islamic Emirate of afghanistan in the city of mumbai, India."

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