Maldives Dismisses Envoy to Pakistan After Unauthorised Meeting With Taliban Representative

The Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed High Commissioner to Pakistan Mohamed Thoha after he held an unsanctioned meeting with Afghanistan's acting Ambassador Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb on November 1, 2024. The government stated the meeting was not authorized and that appropriate actions were taken, reaffirming recognition of the UN-represented Afghan government. Thoha was appointed Ambassador to Pakistan in June, after being assigned to Saudi Arabia in May. The Maldives has had diplomatic relations with Afghanistan since 2006 and acknowledged Afghanistan's right to self-governance in 2018, before the Taliban takeover in 2021.

The Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed High Commissioner to Pakistan Mohamed Thoha after he held an unsanctioned meeting with Afghanistan's acting Ambassador Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb on November 1, 2024. The government stated the meeting was not authorized and that appropriate actions were taken, reaffirming recognition of the UN-represented Afghan government. Thoha was appointed Ambassador to Pakistan in June, after being assigned to Saudi Arabia in May. The Maldives has had diplomatic relations with Afghanistan since 2006 and acknowledged Afghanistan's right to self-governance in 2018, before the Taliban takeover in 2021.

The Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed High Commissioner to Pakistan Mohamed Thoha after he held an unsanctioned meeting with Afghanistan's acting Ambassador Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb on November 1, 2024. The government stated the meeting was not authorized and that appropriate actions were taken, reaffirming recognition of the UN-represented Afghan government. Thoha was appointed Ambassador to Pakistan in June, after being assigned to Saudi Arabia in May. The Maldives has had diplomatic relations with Afghanistan since 2006 and acknowledged Afghanistan's right to self-governance in 2018, before the Taliban takeover in 2021.

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