Embassy of India, Kabul | |
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Address | Sharara, Kabul, Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 34°31′43″N 69°09′52″E / 34.5285926°N 69.1645514°E |
Ambassador | Rudrendra Tandon |
Jurisdiction | Afghanistan |
Website | Official website |
The Embassy of India in Kabul is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of India to Afghanistan. The current Ambassador is Rudrendra Tandon. [1] [2]
The Indian embassy and consulates in Afghanistan had been targeted by militants repeatedly. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The embassy as well as consulates were closed in August 2021 after 2021 Taliban offensive. [9] Taliban ransacked Indian diplomatic missions in Afghanistan. [10]
In June 2022, India finally re-established its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan by sending a 'Technical Team' with humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan at its Embassy. [11]
Embassy was established in January 1950 as a result of Five-year Treaty of Friendship. The treaty provided for establishment of diplomatic and consular posts in each other's territories. [12] [13]
India had consulates in Herat, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Mazar-i-Sharif, all of which are associated with the Indian Embassy in Kabul. [14]
The 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul was a suicide bomb terror attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on 7 July 2008 at 8:30 AM local time. [15] The bombing killed 58 people [16] and wounded 141. [17] The suicide car bombing took place near the gates of the embassy during morning hours when officials enter the embassy. [18] [19] [20]
The 2009 Kabul Indian embassy bombing was a suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on 8 October 2009 at 8:30 am local time. The bombing killed 17 people [16] and wounded 63.
There have been carried out attacks on Indian consulates in Jalalabad ( in 2013) and Herat ( in 2014).
Embassy of India, Kabul | |
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| |
Address | Sharara, Kabul, Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 34°31′43″N 69°09′52″E / 34.5285926°N 69.1645514°E |
Ambassador | Rudrendra Tandon |
Jurisdiction | Afghanistan |
Website | Official website |
The Embassy of India in Kabul is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of India to Afghanistan. The current Ambassador is Rudrendra Tandon. [1] [2]
The Indian embassy and consulates in Afghanistan had been targeted by militants repeatedly. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The embassy as well as consulates were closed in August 2021 after 2021 Taliban offensive. [9] Taliban ransacked Indian diplomatic missions in Afghanistan. [10]
In June 2022, India finally re-established its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan by sending a 'Technical Team' with humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan at its Embassy. [11]
Embassy was established in January 1950 as a result of Five-year Treaty of Friendship. The treaty provided for establishment of diplomatic and consular posts in each other's territories. [12] [13]
India had consulates in Herat, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Mazar-i-Sharif, all of which are associated with the Indian Embassy in Kabul. [14]
The 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul was a suicide bomb terror attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on 7 July 2008 at 8:30 AM local time. [15] The bombing killed 58 people [16] and wounded 141. [17] The suicide car bombing took place near the gates of the embassy during morning hours when officials enter the embassy. [18] [19] [20]
The 2009 Kabul Indian embassy bombing was a suicide bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on 8 October 2009 at 8:30 am local time. The bombing killed 17 people [16] and wounded 63.
There have been carried out attacks on Indian consulates in Jalalabad ( in 2013) and Herat ( in 2014).