Australia To Close Embassy In Afghanistan Over Security Fears As Foreign Troops Withdraw Australia To Close Embassy In Afghanistan Over Security Fears As Foreign Troops Withdraw The Taliban has reacted by saying it would provide a "safe environment" to foreign diplomats and humanitarian organisations. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the facility would close as an "interim measure" on May 28 Kabul: Australia on Tuesday abruptly announced it will shutter its embassy in Afghanistan this week, expressing fears over the "increasingly uncertain security environment" in Kabul as foreign troops withdraw. The Taliban, which has ramped up violence across the country in recent weeks, reacted by saying it would provide a "safe environment" to foreign diplomats and humanitarian organisations.