KABUL - Afghanistan has recalled an official from its Berlin embassy after an Israeli diplomat was invited to a party there despite KabulÂ’s stance against the Jewish state, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Kabir Farahi also faced angry questions in parliament over the incident with some MPs calling for the removal of the Afghan ambassador to Germany.
Farahi told parliament that the Israeli diplomat was invited to the event, held to mark Afghanistan’s Independence Day in August, against the ambassador’s wishes, a ministry statement said. ‘This was a simple technical mistake made by the embassy employee,’ Farahi said, according to the statement.
The official concerned has been recalled to Kabul and will be transferred, ministry spokesman Sultan Ahmad Baheen told AFP. |