Diplomatic Circles

The loneliest ambassador in Ottawa: Afghan envoy vows to press on without a government

'Our commitment to continuing our work remains firm,' says Afghan Ambassador Hassan Soroosh, noting embassy resources are 'very, very limited.'

Afghan Ambassador Hassan Soroosh says he has not been in contact with Kabul since the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 10, 2021

Cut off from his former bosses in Kabul after the fall of the Afghan government, Ambassador Hassan Soroosh is steadfast that he will continue representing the Afghan people in Ottawa as funds dwindle. A dozen weeks since the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital, the Afghanist...

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