Afghanistan gives Israel cold shoulder
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Afghan official replaced over Israeli invite
Official at Afghanistan's embassy in Germany replaced for inviting Israeli diplomat to function
An official at Afghanistan's embassy in Germany has been replaced for inviting an Israeli diplomat to a function, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
"He was a political employee of the embassy and has been replaced because of inviting the Israeli diplomat," said Sultan Ahmad Baheen.
Like the majority of Muslim countries, Afghanistan does not recognize the Jewish state.
The invitation to a function celebrating Afghanistan's Independence Day in August was issued to the Israeli diplomat due to a "technical mistake", Baheen added.
Baheen said official was removed because Afghanistan had no diplomatic ties with Israel.
