Afghan diplomats under pressure from Taliban regime
Islamabad (AFP) - Afghan embassies around the world that have refused to recognise the new Taliban regime are struggling to stay afloat and facing increasing pressure from Kabul to accept loyalist replacements. None of the country's 60 or so ambassadors, consuls or heads of diplomatic missions who were appointed by Western-backed former president Ashraf Ghani have agreed to serve the hardline Islamist group since it seized power in August last year. The Taliban government has yet to be formally recognised by any nation, and the international community is grappling with how to deal with the cou...