Afghanistan's envoy to China quits after six months of working with no pay

Many of Afghanistan's embassies are in diplomatic limbo, run by staff still loyal to the Western-backed government toppled by the Taliban.

Afghanistan's ambassador to China left a colourful resignation note for his post-Taliban takeover successor on Monday -- revealing that staff had not been paid for months and that a lone receptionist had been left to answer phones. The end to an honorable responsibility: I quit my job as Ambassador. It was an honor to represent AFG and my people.There are many reasons, personal and professional, but I don’t want to mention them here. I have handed over everything smoothly through a handover note. pic.twitter.com/a4A6y7yOBP Taliban orders the head of female mannequins be removed in Afghanistan #Taliban #Afghanistan #WorldToday | @Geeta_Mohan pic.twitter.com/IF9cGmHjdp

Javid Ahmad Qaem took to Twitter to detail how he had to scrape cash from the embassy's bank account to pay staff after the Taliban seized Afghanistan last August.