Japan Closes Embassy in Afghanistan

Japan Closes Embassy in Afghanistan
Taliban stand guard at an entrance gate outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul, on Aug. 17, 2021. Javed Tanveer/AFP via Getty Images
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TOKYO—Japan has closed its embassy in Kabul due to the worsening security situation in Afghanistan and the last remaining twelve embassy personnel had left the country, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

The Taliban took control of Kabul without a fight on Sunday, rounding off a dramatic week of advances across Afghanistan.