Afghanistan, India
Afghan diplomat steps down over ‘defamation and personal attacks’
Amid allegations of being apprehended with 25 kg of gold smuggled from Dubai to Mumbai on April 25th, the lone female Afghan diplomat in India, Zakia Wardak, resigned from her position on Saturday. However,
Afghan diplomat caught with smuggled gold quits
Consul general of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Mumbai, Zakia Wardak, resigned from her post after being caught at the city airport allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg gold worth Rs 18.6 crore into India from Dubai.
Afghan Diplomat Wardak Resigns After Smuggling Charge, D-Company Role Not Ruled Out
Afghan Consul General for Mumbai Zakia Wardak, who was also the acting Ambassador of Afghanistan to India, said she had stepped down from the post over ‘personal attacks, defamation’.
Afghan diplomat resigns after report of smuggling 25 kg gold
Zakia Wardak, the senior-most Afghan diplomat in India, has resigned from her position after reports emerged that she was caught at Mumbai airport last month for allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg of gold worth Rs 18.
Afghanistan's only female diplomat resigns in India after gold smuggling allegations
An Afghan diplomat in India, who was appointed before the Taliban seized power in 2021 and said she was the only woman in the country's diplomatic service, has resigned after reports emerged of her being detained for allegedly smuggling gold.
Afghan diplomat, caught smuggling gold, resigns due to 'personal attacks'
Zakia Wardak, who was the acting Ambassador of Afghanistan to India, resigned days after she was reportedly caught smuggling 25 kg of gold worth Rs 18.6 crore from Dubai at the Mumbai airport last month.
Afghan Diplomat Steps Down Days After She Was Caught 'Smuggling' Gold From Dubai
Days after being caught by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for allegedly trying to smuggle gold worth Rs 18 crore into India from Dubai, Zakia Wardak, Afghanistan’s Consul General in Mumbai,
Intercepted For Gold Smuggling, Afghan Consul General In Mumbai Resigns Due To 'Personal Attacks'
Zakia Wardak, Afghanistan's Consul General in Mumbai, announced that she will step down from her role at the Consulate and Embassy of Afghanistan in India. Her announcement comes after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted her over alleged attempts to smuggle gold from India to Dubai.
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