Afghan diplomats in Bonn have resigned

The General Consulate of Afghanistan in Bonn has been completely closed since September 29, 2025. This was reported on the consulate’s website.

The consulate’s statement notes that this occurred after the German government decided to include two representatives of the Taliban in the work of the Afghan mission abroad. One of them was to take a central role in the consulate in Bonn – a step that former employees cannot accept, the statement says.

Former employees stated that under such conditions they would not be able to work, so they all immediately resigned. In a video address to the Afghan community in Germany, Acting General Consul Hamid Nangyalai Kabiri called the German government’s decision to involve Taliban representatives in the consulate’s work “unacceptable” and “a serious threat to the security of confidential data and documents.”

Previously, diplomats at the Afghan consulate in Bonn were appointed to their positions before the Taliban seized power in Kabul. They represented the former Afghan government, which ceased to function after the Taliban came to power in 2021. They were no longer officially recognized by the Taliban government in Kabul, but nevertheless continued their work in Germany.

Human rights organizations express concern about the situation in Afghanistan, especially regarding pressure on women and the increase in torture and executions in Taliban prisons.