Australia will shut its Kabul embassy on May 28 following the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan and increased violence in the country over the past month. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the change on Tuesday, stating that it does not lessen Australia’s commitment to Afghanistan or its people. “The departure of the international forces and hence Australian forces from Afghanistan over the next few months brings with it an increasingly uncertain security environment where the government has been advised that security arrangements could not be provided to support our ongoing diplomatic presence,” Morrison said. He said Australia remained committed to its bilateral relationship with Afghanistan and would “continue to support the stability and development of Afghanistan” in concert with other nations. The Australian embassy, which first opened in 2006, would reopen at a later date when the environment is safer, but until then, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade …
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