Overview
- Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor, a senior Afghan foreign ministry official, has reached Delhi to serve as Charge d’Affaires at the Afghan Embassy.
- Officials say he has not submitted formal letters of appointment and Kabul has not publicly announced the posting.
- Existing embassy staff and the former Afghan republic tricolour remain in place for now, pending the administrative handover.
- The move follows India’s October 2025 decision to upgrade its Kabul mission to embassy status and discussions during Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit.
- A prior 2023 attempt to install a chargé in Delhi was blocked, while Taliban appointees now run the Mumbai and Hyderabad consulates and broader engagement continues through aid, visas, and health cooperation.