{"id":19240,"date":"2024-05-05T15:57:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T11:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/?p=19240"},"modified":"2024-05-05T15:57:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T11:27:50","slug":"afghan-embassy-denies-ties-to-zakia-wardak-after-gold-smuggling-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/afghan-embassy-denies-ties-to-zakia-wardak-after-gold-smuggling-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Embassy Denies Ties to Zakia Wardak After Gold Smuggling Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Afghanistan&#8217;s embassy in India responds to reports of Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul general in Mumbai, allegedly smuggling 25 kilograms of gold from Dubai.<\/h4>\n<h5>Denial of Affiliation<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Www.kabul_24.com\"><strong>Kabul 24<\/strong>:<\/a> the embassy clarifies that Wardak is not associated with Afghanistan&#8217;s mission in India, stating that her mission ended in November 2023, and any subsequent activities were under Islamic Emirate auspices.<\/p>\n<h5>Lack of comment from Islamic Emirate<\/h5>\n<p>The Islamic Emirate has not addressed the issue, leaving questions about Wardak&#8217;s alleged gold smuggling unanswered.<\/p>\n<h5>Incident Details<\/h5>\n<p>Reports from The <a href=\"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/modi-emphasizes-indias-resilience-and-disaster-management-capabilities\/\">Times of India<\/a> detailed Wardak&#8217;s interception at Mumbai airport with gold valued at 18.6 crore from Dubai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afghanistan&#8217;s embassy in India responds to reports of Zakia Wardak, the Afghan consul general in Mumbai, allegedly smuggling 25 kilograms of gold from Dubai. 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