Bilal Karimi, the Deputy Spokesperson of the Taliban administration, has been appointed as the Ambassador of the de facto administration to China.
Sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban in Kabul have confirmed that Bilal Karimi has been appointed the group’s ambassador to China.
Mr Karimi previously served as the deputy spokesperson for the Taliban. However, the Taliban has not made any official statement on this matter.
According to a report, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban in Kabul confirmed on Sunday that Bilal Karimi has arrived in Beijing and is set to begin his work soon.
This comes as no country in the world, including China and some countries with close relations to the Taliban administration, has officially recognized the Interim administration so far.
Following the fall of the Afghan Republic and the establishment of the Taliban administration in Afghanistan in 2021, this is the first time that the Taliban administration has sent its official ambassador to another country.
China has not officially recognized the Taliban government but maintains close trade and political relations with this group.
After the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, China, following Pakistan and Russia, became the first country to host Taliban diplomats.
Until now, political representations of Afghanistan in various countries have been managed by ambassadors appointed during the Republic or interim heads appointed by the Taliban administration.
