Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic relations with Taleban

The Saudi royal court on Tuesday night released a statement. It read that Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its charge d'affairs from Kabul and asked the Afghan charge d'affairs to leave the Kingdom.

The Saudi Press Agency quoted the statement as saying that "in compliance with national interests, the Foreign Ministry has informed Kabul authorities of the withdrawal of the Saudi charge d'affairs in Afghanistan, immediately and asked the Afghan charge d'affairs to leave the Kingdom." The statement did not indicate the reason behind this measure.