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The Maldives recalled its high diplomat in Pakistan, official sources mentioned Monday, after he had an unauthorised assembly with an Afghan envoy in Islamabad.
The Maldives Overseas ministry mentioned the a lot publicised meet between the Maldives Excessive Commissioner Mohamed Thoha and Taliban consultant Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb on Friday was “not sanctioned” by the federal government.
“Consequently, acceptable motion has been taken by the federal government of Maldives,” the ministry assertion mentioned with out giving particulars.
Thoha’s identify has been taken down from the web site of the Maldives mission in Islamabad, and an official supply instructed AFP that he had been recalled.
For the reason that Taliban ousted the Western-backed administration in 2021 and imposed an austere interpretation of Islamic regulation, no international nation has but formally recognised their authorities.
However three years into their rule, Taliban authorities have been making diplomatic inroads.
Pakistan, China, Russia, Iran and Central Asian republics have established de facto diplomatic relations with Kabul, whereas Western embassies within the capital have been closed for over three years.
The Maldives, the smallest Islamic republic in South Asia, doesn’t recognise the Taliban authorities.
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