After the capture of Afghanistan, the Taliban regime faces the challenge of recognition – Times of India

Kabul: The Taliban regime is facing the challenge of gaining recognition after it took control of Afghanistan and announced a government in the troubled country.
The Taliban formed an interim “Islamic emirate” last week, appointing hardliners in its new government who oversaw 20 years of fighting against a US-led military coalition.
The Daily Times reported that the restoration of the Islamic Emirate could be the second major obstacle to the world’s recognition of the Taliban government.
According to the publication, the world will wait to assess whether the Taliban honors its commitment on a guarantee to prevent foreign terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda, from using Afghan soil against the US and its allies.
Earlier, Taliban officials removed the Afghan national flag from the Rashtrapati Bhavan and hoisted their flag over the palace.
Meanwhile, Russia, the United States, Japan, Canada, France, the UK have expressed that the countries do not plan to recognize the government formed by the Taliban.
Pakistan is one of three countries that recognized the previous Taliban government (1996–2001), but it seems that the country is in no hurry to recognize the new Taliban government and will wait to see if the friendly country And what do others do? The others were Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Daily Times reported.
Qatar, considered the only country very close to the Taliban, has also given no sign of recognizing the regime.
In addition, the acting Prime Minister of the newly appointed Taliban government, Mullah Mohamed Hassan Akhund, met with Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Sputnik said al-Thani arrived in Kabul on Sunday to meet with Taliban leaders.
During the meeting at the Presidential Palace in Afghanistan, the two sides discussed bilateral relations, humanitarian assistance, Afghanistan’s future economic development and international engagement with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
The visit comes days after the Taliban announced a caretaker government in Afghanistan on 7 September.