Updated On: 10 October, 2025 02:21 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
India had withdrawn its diplomatic staff from its embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took over the country’s regime in August 2021. The following year in June, India re-established its diplomatic presence by deploying a “technical team” to the Afghan capital

Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a meeting with his Afghani counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi, in New Delhi. Pic/PTI
In a significant diplomatic development, India on Friday announced the upgrading of its ‘technical mission’ in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy.
The announcement was made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during wide-ranging discussions with visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and his delegation.