KABUL (Pajhwok): Australia has announced closing its embassy in Kabul within days in light of the imminent international military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
A joint statement from Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the embassy building would be closed on Friday.
The statement added: "DFAT officials will visit Afghanistan regularly from a residential post elsewhere in the region."
The measure would be temporary, said the federal government, which hoped to resume a permanent presence in Kabul once circumstances allowed.
Citing security concerns for embassy staff if they remained in the country, the statement said; "The departure of . . .
