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Amidst U.S., U.K. embassy evacuation, government reviews plans for Indian Embassy in Kabul

The Hindu | 14/08/2021 07:11 PM | Click to read full article

Amidst moves by other countries to secure their diplomats based in Afghanistan, the government began a series of consultations on whether to scale down operations at the Embassy in Kabul. The meetings on Saturday in Delhi came amidst reports that the Taliban has taken territory around 50 kilometres from Kabul.

“There is a dilemma of any hasty decision which will be very debilitating in terms of the morale. Recent US intelligence reports providing timelines for the fall of Kabul have been a cause for panic already. There is also the consular angle and the need to meet the demand for visas for many friends of India. If time permits, we need to have a surge in this activity before bringing down our activity levels,” Mr. Amar Sinha, former Ambassador to Afghanistan, told The Hindu.

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