Taliban’s New Ambassador to Uzbekistan Assumes Duties

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — The Taliban-controlled Afghan Embassy in Uzbekistan has officially welcomed its new ambassador, Abdul Ghafar Bahr, who began his duties following a formal ceremony on September 23.

This move comes months after Uzbekistan handed over Afghanistan’s embassy to the Taliban in February. At that time, Maghfurullah Shahab, the son of Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Taliban’s Red Crescent Society, was appointed as the embassy’s chargé d’affaires after initially serving as first secretary.