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2021-05-25 02:06:29 GMT2021-05-25 10:06:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CANBERRA, May 25 (Xinhua) Australia is to close its embassy in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, where the Australian troops are scheduled to withdraw later this year.
According to a joint media statement on Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Foreign Minister Marise Payne said that the embassy building will be closed on May 28. Our residential representation in Afghanistan and the Australian Embassy in Kabul will be closed at this time, they said. It is Australia s expectation that this measure will be temporary and that we will resume a permanent presence in Kabul once circumstances permit, the statement said.