Overview

• An Afghan foreign ministry official told ARD the mission in Berlin’s Grunewald will replace the Islamic Republic’s tricolor with the Islamic Emirate’s white flag and be renamed "Embassy of Afghanistan."
• The German Foreign Office said it was unaware of such plans and has communicated its expectation that the embassy retain the title and insignia of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
• International law scholars note Germany has little legal basis to forbid a sovereign state’s choice of flag or name without breaking relations or expelling staff.
• Berlin has recently engaged the Taliban in "technical" talks on deportations, with Kabul indicating it would accept returns by air once identities are verified.
• Germany has accredited two Taliban‑appointed consular staff for Bonn and Berlin as domestic criticism grows, including Green lawmaker Marcel Emmerich accusing Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of secretive dealings.