21.   India is reopening its embassy in Afghanistan, one year after it was closed because of heavy fighting, a senior foreign ministry official said Thursday.

22.   India took that step Saturday, reopening its embassy in Kabul after a five-year hiatus.

23.   Iran has reopened its embassy in Afghanistan, an Iranian official said.

24.   Israel reopened its embassy in Seoul early this year but South Korea has yet to reciprocate.

25.   It appealed to foreign governments to reopen their embassies in Kabul.

26.   Libya has reopened its embassy in Chad, restoring diplomatic ties between the two countries after more than a decade of tensions, a leading Egyptian newspaper reported Tuesday.

27.   Pakistan has pledged the same amount for Afghan reconstruction and has reopened its embassy in Kabul.

28.   Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has formally invited India to reopen its embassy in the Fiji capital, Suva, and sought to resume trade links between the two countries.

29.   Rabbani is trying to convince many countries, particularly Western nations, to reopen their embassies in Kabul.

30.   South Korea will send an ambassador to Laos this week to reopen its embassy there, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.