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This is a list of the current ambassadors of Afghanistan. Ambassadors represent the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which collapsed in 2021, unless otherwise noted.
Host Country | Ambassador | Notes |
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Australia | Wahidullah Waissi[1] | [2] | also Ambassador to Fiji and New Zealand
Austria | Manizha Bakhtari | Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and Permanent/Resident Representative to the United Nations and other International and Regional Organizations in Vienna and non-resident to Croatia, Hungary, Liechtenstein, and Slovenia since 2021.[3][4] |
Azerbaijan | Mohammad Taqi Khalili[2] | |
Bangladesh | Abdul Qayoom Malikzad[5] | |
Belgium | Nazifullah Salarzai[1] | Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the EU and NATO[1] |
Bulgaria | Ahmad Sidiq Dlir | Chargé d'Affaires a.i. |
Canada | Hassan Soroosh[1] | United States since the closure of the Embassy in the U.S. in 2022.[6][1] | Accredited to the
China | Bilal Karimi | Taliban and accredited by China on 1 December 2023. China was the first country to accredit a Taliban ambassador.[7] | Appointed Ambassador by the
Egypt | Mohammad Moheq | |
France | Parwana Paikan | Chargé d'Affaires ai |
Germany | Abdul J. Ariyaee | |
India | Vacant | Ambassador Farid Mamundzay has vacated his post and closed the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi on 2023.[8] |
Indonesia | Qais Barakzai | Chargé d'Affaires ai[9] |
Iran | Fazl Mohammad Haqqani | Accredited as the Taliban's chargé d'affairs in February 2023[10] |
Iraq | Abdul Jamil Parvani | |
Italy | Wajiha Qazizadah | Chargé d'affairs a.i. |
Japan | Shaida Mohammad Abdali | 2021–present |
Kazakhstan | Mohammad Rahman Rahmani | Accredited as the Taliban's chargé d'affairs in August 2024[11] |
South Korea | Abdul Hakim Atarud | |
Kuwait | Assadullah Hanif Balkhy | |
Malaysia | Naqibullah Ahmadi | Appointed Acting Head of the Embassy by the Taliban in 2023.[12] |
Netherlands | Homayoon Azizi[1] | |
Norway | Youssof Ghafoorzai[1] | |
Oman | Abdul Samad Moneeb | Chargé d'Affaires since July 2023[13] |
Pakistan | Sardar Ahmed Khan Shakeeb | [14][15] | Appointed Charge d'Affaires by the Taliban in October 2021.
Poland | Gul Hussain Ahmadi | non-residence Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania and Romania[16] |
Qatar | Naeem Wardak | Appointed First Secretary of the Embassy by the Taliban.[17][18][19] |
Russia | Jamal Nasir Gharwal | Appointed Chargé d'Affaires by the Taliban and accredited by Russia on 9 April 2022.[15] |
Saudi Arabia | Ahmed Javed Mujadidi[20][21] | |
Spain | Humayoon Rasaw | |
Sri Lanka | Ashraf Haidari | Based in the United States since the Taliban takeover[1] |
Sweden | Dr Hameed Haami | |
Switzerland | Nasir Andisha[1] | |
Tajikistan | Mohammad Zahir Aghbar | |
Turkey | Amir Mohammad Ramin | 2020–present |
Turkmenistan | Fazal Muhammad Sabir | Appointed Chargé d'Affaires by the Taliban in March 2022.[22][23][24] |
Ukraine | Mohammad Asif Dilawar | |
United Arab Emirates | Badruddin Haqqani | Accredited as the Taliban's ambassador in August 2024[25] |
United Kingdom | Zalmai Rassoul | 2020–present[26] |
Uzbekistan | Maghfoorullah Shahab | Chargé d'affairs since February 2024[27] |
United Nations | Naseer Faiq | [28] | Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
UNESCO | Parwana Paikan |
This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (April 2022) |
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