Taliban To Send 3 More Diplomats To Afghan Embassy In Delhi, Reports The Sunday Guardian

According to the Sunday Guardian, the Taliban is planning to send three more diplomats to the Afghan embassy in India.

Mohammad Naeem Noman, deputy director of the Taliban's First Political Department; Masoom Asim and Safiullah Jabarkhel, members of the ministry's Audit Office, will be sent to Delhi soon.

The newspaper on Sunday quoted "reliable sources" as saying that "amid the deepening of relations between Delhi and the Taliban, which has created tensions for other players in the region, including India's longtime rival, Pakistan", the Taliban is ready to send three more diplomats to the Afghan embassy in Delhi.

According to the newspaper, following the appointment of Ikramuddin Kamil as the Taliban's representative at the Afghan consulate in Mumbai, speculation arose that three more diplomats would be sent to Delhi soon.

Now, sources familiar with this position told the Sunday Guardian on condition of anonymity that Mohammad Naeem Noman, deputy director of the Taliban's Foreign Ministry's First Political Department, and Masoom Asim and Safiullah Jabarkhel, members of the ministry's Audit Office, will soon be sent to Delhi and will probably take charge of the Afghan embassy.

According to the Sunday Guardian, the Afghan embassy in Delhi is currently run by Syed Mohammad Ibrahimkhil, who is the chargé d'affaires of the embassy.

Last year, Afghan media reported that three more individuals were likely to be sent to New Delhi, including Sohail Shaheen's son, Najib Shaheen. However, informed sources said that "his name has been removed from the list and he has been replaced by three new people. Of course, the possibility of his appointment in the future is not completely ruled out".

The Taliban and the Indian Ministry of External Affairs have not yet commented on the news.