The Afghan embassy in Norway has confirmed it will close its doors on Thursday, September 12, at the request of the Norwegian government. The announcement comes just a day after the embassy in London announced it had been given notice by the British government to close by September 27. According to the Oslo embassy, all embassy property will be handed over to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Afghan embassy staff at numerous missions around the world continued to operate after the fall of the previous government. While no country has officially recognized the Islamic Emirate government, a number of them in the Middle East and Asia have accepted Islamic Emirate diplomatic representation.