India, April 13 -- Kabul based sources including those in General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), the intelligence agency of Afghanistan, have denied reports that its members are working as diplomats in New Delhi.

Terming the reports claiming presence of GDI officials in Delhi since February as 'totally false', GDI sources and independent sources with links in GDI told the Sunday Guardian that the baseless reports were being generated to damage the ties between Kabul and Delhi and involve Western countries who are publicly sensitive with the issue of their allies engaging on strategic and security issues with Kabul.

The presence of GDI officials in Delhi would imply that India was engaging with Kabul on security related aspects, some...