Afghanistan’s ambassador to Berlin, Yama Yari, who was appointed by the former government, has resigned from his post, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported on Monday.
Afghanistan’s Consul-General in Bonn, Sayed Lutfullah Sadat, who was also appointed before the Islamic Emirate regained power, has also stepped down, the outlet said.
Sadat said in a statement that the reason for the decision was “political considerations and restrictions by the host country.”
In July, the Islamic Emirate announced that they no longer recognize Afghanistan’s diplomatic missions set up by the former Western-backed government and that they will not honor passports, visas and other documents issued by diplomats associated with the previous administration.
In a statement posted on X at the time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that documents issued by missions in London, Berlin, Belgium, Bonn, Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy, Greece, Poland, Australia, Sweden, Canada and Norway are no longer accepted and the ministry “bears no responsibility” for those documents.
The documents included passports, visa stickers, deeds and endorsements.
