Silence reigns at the Embassy of Afghanistan, in the very chic 16th arrondissement of Paris.
At the windows of the somewhat decrepit mansion, curtains of white tulle move softly, like ghosts.
"
Before the return of the Taliban to Kabul, we were twenty-five
," says Bakhshir, the ambassador's assistant, welcoming us
.
Today, we are only nine, with three diplomats
”.
It was a year ago.
On August 15, 2021, President Ashraf Ghani, driven out by the Taliban, fled to the United Arab Emirates.
By decreeing the return of the Islamic emirate of Afghanistan, the Islamist warriors hoisted in Kabul the white flag emblazoned with the black chahada, the profession of faith in Islam.
The following day, in Paris, His Excellency Mohammad Humayoon Azizi gathered his advisers in his vast Louis XVI office.
“
We didn't even hesitate
,” says consul Maria Akhtari.
"
Closing the embassy was out of the question
."
Only three diplomats
Since then, the flag erected in front of the representation…
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