Taliban’s last embassy closed in Islamabad

The Taliban closed its last remaining embassy today, as diplomats abandoned their Islamabad offices.

‘‘We have stopped issuing visas and ended all our operations,’’ said Mufti Yousuf, an official with Afghanistan’s Embassy in Islamabad, the last remaining Taliban embassy in the world.

The deputy ambassador, Sohail Shaheen, and other staff came to their offices early this morning, but left after a few minutes, he said.

A senior Pakistani official said the foreign ministry would announce the closing of the embassy later today.

Earlier this week, Pakistan ordered the closing of the Taliban consulates in the northern border city of Peshawar and the southwestern city of Quetta, saying they were unnecessary after the collapse of Taliban rule in most of Afghanistan.