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Uzbekistan Says Its Diplomatic Missions in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif Continue Operating

© AP Photo / Rahmat GulSecurity personnel arrive near the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base In Parwan province of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019.
Security personnel arrive near the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base In Parwan province of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. - Sputnik International, 1920, 15.08.2021
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TASHKENT (Sputnik) - The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Kabul and the Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif are operating normally with staff remaining in place, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Yusup Kabulzhanov told Sputnik on Sunday.
"At the moment, the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Kabul and the Consulate General in Mazar-i-Sharif are operating, staff has not been evacuated, everyone is working as usual", Kabulzhanov said.
In the meantime, a group of Afghan nationals has left the area of the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge, having returned to their country.
© REUTERS / STRINGERTaliban forces patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan August 14, 2021.
Taliban forces patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan August 14, 2021.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.09.2021
Taliban forces patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan August 14, 2021.
"As of 10.00 a.m. [05:00 GMT] on 15 August 2021, the situation in the area of ​​the Termez-Hairatan bridge is calm. Afghan citizens who had gathered at the Afghan part of the bridge left the bridge and the adjacent territory on their own. This was possible due to the active political and diplomatic measures taken", the ministry wrote on Telegram.
In recent weeks, the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated, with an offensive by Taliban* militants on the country's large cities.
*The Taliban is a terrorist group banned in Russia and many other countries.
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