Afghan People Are ‘Utterly Disappointed’ by Putzel’s Remarks, Says Faiq

Naseer Ahmad Faiq, the Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN has said that Afghan people, particularly women, are “utterly disappointed” by the request of the UN Secretary-General’s (UNSG) Deputy Special Representative Markus Potzel for reopening embassies of Western countries in Kabul.

Markus Potzel, who is also the political deputy of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), has urged Western Countries to reopen their embassies in Kabul in order to assess the situation easily and closely in Afghanistan.