Afghanistan’s envoy to China quits after six months of working with no pay

Afghanistan’s ambassador to China left a vibrant resignation notice for his post-Taliban takeover successor on Monday — revealing that workers had not been paid for months and {that a} lone receptionist had been left to reply telephones.

Javid Ahmad Qaem took to Twitter to element how he needed to scrape money from the embassy’s checking account to pay workers after the Taliban seized Afghanistan final August.”Since we did not receive salaries from Kabul for the last six months, we assigned a committee from within the diplomats to solve the financial issues,” Qaem wrote in a letter to Afghanistan’s overseas ministry dated January 1 however posted to social media on Monday.Still, he left some funds for his successor.READ: Taliban order Afghan shopkeepers to behead mannequins for being ‘un-Islamic’”As of today, 1st January 2022, there is around $100,000 left in the account.”He didn’t say the place he was going subsequent.In a portrait of a barely functioning embassy, Qaem’s letter revealed he had left the keys for the embassy’s 5 automobiles in his workplace and {that a} lone native rent had been assigned to reply queries in any case the opposite diplomats left.Many of Afghanistan’s embassies are in diplomatic limbo, run by workers nonetheless loyal to the Western-backed authorities toppled by the Taliban.The finish to an honorable accountability: I give up my job as Ambassador. It was an honor to signify AFG and my individuals.There are many causes, private {and professional}, however I don’t wish to point out them right here. I’ve handed over all the pieces easily by way of a handover notice. pic.twitter.com/a4A6y7yOBP— Javid Ahmad Qaem (@JavidQaem) January 10, 2022
Several Afghan diplomats have deserted their Beijing postings for the reason that fall of Kabul, Qaem wrote, calling his resignation “the end to an honourable responsibility” in an accompanying Tweet.”I believe when the new person assigned, Mr Sadaat, arrives to Beijing, there will be no other diplomat left,” the letter stated, including that China had been “well-informed”.Diplomatic limboIt was not instantly away from the whereabouts of his successor, or who had appointed him, and no speedy remark from Taliban officers in Kabul.The Afghan embassy in Beijing appeared open as ordinary on Monday afternoon, with the internationally recognised Afghan tricolour raised and two safety guards exterior.Qaem, who has served as ambassador since November 2019, had expressed considerations concerning the Taliban in media interviews shortly after China hosted a visiting delegation in July.Weeks later, the Taliban captured Kabul and shaped a brand new Islamist authorities.Since then, Afghanistan has been plunged into monetary chaos, with inflation and unemployment surging.Taliban orders the top of feminine mannequins be eliminated in Afghanistan #Taliban #Afghanistan #WorldToday | @Geeta_Mohan pic.twitter.com/IF9cGmHjdp— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) January 8, 2022
China has supplied tens of millions to Afghanistan in help for the reason that takeover and the brand new regime sees Beijing as a vital supply of funding.The Taliban haven’t appointed new representatives to most missions, nonetheless, and their authorities is just not recognised by any nation.Beijing is just not the one Afghan embassy that has seemingly fallen into chaos.Police have been known as to the nation’s embassy in Rome final week when a sacked Afghan diplomat attacked the ambassador after claiming to have been appointed to exchange him, the mission stated.The Taliban’s overseas ministry in Kabul stated the diplomat nonetheless had a sound contract and his termination was unlawful.There has additionally been a diplomatic standoff on the UN, with representatives of the previous and present regime each claiming Afghanistan’s seat.Late final yr the UN Security Council indefinitely postponed making a choice on the matter.