Afghanistan's First Envoy After Taliban Takeover Takes Charge in New Delhi

• Noor Ahmed Noor, a Taliban-appointed diplomat, has arrived in New Delhi to assume duties as Charge d’Affaires.
• His appointment follows a visit by Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaqi to Delhi in October 2025, where he met S Jaishankar.
• Noor previously accompanied Mottaqi to Delhi and the Darul Uloom madrassa in Deoband, and visited Dhaka in December 2025.
• India does not officially recognize the Taliban government but has gradually improved ties, reopening a technical mission in Kabul in 2022.
• The Ministry of External Affairs announced on October 21, 2025, that it would upgrade the mission to embassy status, allowing Taliban diplomats.

Why It Matters: Taliban-appointed envoy Noor Ahmed Noor takes charge in New Delhi, signaling evolving India-Afghanistan ties.