Afghan embassy in London to close after Taliban sacks staff

Afghanistan’s embassy in London is to close after the Taliban regime sacked all the staff based there (Elmira Tanatarova/PA)

Afghanistan’s embassy in London is to close after the Taliban government sacked all the staff based there.

The closure follows an announcement by the Taliban in July that it would no longer recognise embassies set up by the previous regime, including the mission in Princes Gate, Kensington.