Afghan missions vow to provide consular services despite Taliban disavowal

Washington — Afghan diplomats and diplomatic missions in Europe, Australia and Canada say they will continue providing consular services despite the Taliban's recent announcement disavowing them. The Taliban's Foreign Ministry announced in a statement Tuesday that it would not recognize the legitimacy of consular services performed at Afghan diplomatic missions in Australia, Canada and 11 European countries. "[T]he consular services such as deeds, endorsements, NOCs, issuing passports, passport renewal stickers...