The activities of the Afghanistan embassy in Islamabad have returned to normal, the embassy confirmed in a statement on its Facebook page. 

“All Afghan refugees living in Pakistan, businessmen, Pakistani nationals and other esteemed foreign citizens residing in Pakistan who wishing to travel to Afghanistan via Pakistan are kindly informed that Afghanistan’s Embassy in Islamabad and all General Consulates in Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta are active and carrying on their activities as before,” the statement said. “You can refer to the mentioned missions 5 days per week.”  

The Islamic Emirate also confirmed the reopening of Afghanistan’s embassy in Islamabad.  

The Islamic Emirate spokesperson, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that the move was made in a bid to resolve the existing challenges of the Afghan refugees.  

“Those who were there, the employees of the embassy and consulates, they resumed operations,” he said. “Because you know that people have a lot of problems related to the embassies and consulates. This doesn’t mean our diplomats returned there and started official work.”  

The resumption of the Afghanistan embassy’s activities in Islamabad faced various types of reactions in the country.  

“There is no information regarding the recognition, but it would be better to (have) some daily activities for the sake of people’s problems,” said Sayed Akbar Agha, head of the Rah-e-Nejat Council of Afghanistan. 

Earlier some reports leaked to the media suggesting that the Islamic Emirate had sent its envoys to run the embassy in Islamabad.  

But Mujahid then told a news conference that there was no official envoy sent by the Islamic Emirate.