Afghanistan government has appointed its first ambassador to the UAE, the second country to accept an envoy at that level after China. The Taliban have also sent envoys to many countries including Pakistan to head missions as “charge d’affaires”.
The foreign ministry said in a statement that Mawlawi Badreddin Haqqani had been nominated as its ambassador and presented his credentials to the UAE’s foreign ministry’s assistant undersecretary for protocol affairs.
“The newly accredited Ambassador of Afghanistan will soon formally present his credentials to the Emir of the UAE during official ceremony,” the ministry said. Earlier, Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani had met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi in June.—Agencies
