Kabul : Taliban Seeking China’s help to achieve this Islamic Emirate The government, officially recognized by the international community, is a significant move that could help Afghanistan access nearly $9 billion in frozen reserves overseas.
Taliban deputy spokesman Bilal Karimi said on the phone on Monday that “all the conditions of the international community required for recognition have already been met.” “The Islamic Emirate wants China to take the lead in helping the current government gain international recognition.”
The US, its allies, and even Russia and China have yet to recognize Taliban government Because of continued links with terrorism, as well as concerns about human rights abuses and restrictions on girls’ education. Some Taliban cabinet members have been blacklisted under US and UN sanctions.
Since taking power in August, the Taliban have insisted they have made progress with a pledge to allow women to study and work, prevent the country from being used for terrorist activities, and form an inclusive government. Meeting these conditions could have helped the group move closer to achieving international recognition, although this has been difficult to achieve in reality.
The sidelining of the Taliban’s efforts to gain international recognition has made it difficult for the Afghan government to gain access to the reserves, which could help ease the cash crunch in Afghanistan. The United Nations has warned that more than half of the country’s population faces acute hunger and that almost all Afghans could live in poverty by the middle of 2022.
Taliban Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani met with Chinese ambassador Wang Yu over the weekend, asking for China’s support in seeking official recognition. Both officials pointed fingers at the US for blocking Taliban access to reserves held in American and European banks.
According to a series of tweets posted by Taliban deputy spokesman Inamullah Samangani, Wang told Haqqani, “The United States should not retaliate against Afghans through economic sanctions.” Wang said the US “should not use the issues of inclusive government, human rights and freedom of expression as a tool or excuse” to pressure the Taliban.
Haqqani, who remains on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, thanked China for its direct and sustained humanitarian assistance to the Taliban government and urged Beijing to “cooperate in recognizing Afghanistan”. In a tweet after the meeting, Wang said China respects the Taliban for running its government based on cultural and religious values without any commitment.
The US said last month that it would sideline the Taliban and expand the ways humanitarian aid groups can help ease the rapidly worsening food crisis. The plan was to inject cash directly into Afghanistan’s economy, bypassing Taliban-controlled government ministries.
The move came before the United Nations delivered its latest funding plea for a record $5 billion in aid, which would reach more than half of Afghanistan’s 40 million people to “address the urgent and devastating levels of need”. The US had also planned to give $308 million in aid to the country.
Taliban deputy spokesman Bilal Karimi said on the phone on Monday that “all the conditions of the international community required for recognition have already been met.” “The Islamic Emirate wants China to take the lead in helping the current government gain international recognition.”
The US, its allies, and even Russia and China have yet to recognize Taliban government Because of continued links with terrorism, as well as concerns about human rights abuses and restrictions on girls’ education. Some Taliban cabinet members have been blacklisted under US and UN sanctions.
Since taking power in August, the Taliban have insisted they have made progress with a pledge to allow women to study and work, prevent the country from being used for terrorist activities, and form an inclusive government. Meeting these conditions could have helped the group move closer to achieving international recognition, although this has been difficult to achieve in reality.
The sidelining of the Taliban’s efforts to gain international recognition has made it difficult for the Afghan government to gain access to the reserves, which could help ease the cash crunch in Afghanistan. The United Nations has warned that more than half of the country’s population faces acute hunger and that almost all Afghans could live in poverty by the middle of 2022.
Taliban Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani met with Chinese ambassador Wang Yu over the weekend, asking for China’s support in seeking official recognition. Both officials pointed fingers at the US for blocking Taliban access to reserves held in American and European banks.
According to a series of tweets posted by Taliban deputy spokesman Inamullah Samangani, Wang told Haqqani, “The United States should not retaliate against Afghans through economic sanctions.” Wang said the US “should not use the issues of inclusive government, human rights and freedom of expression as a tool or excuse” to pressure the Taliban.
Haqqani, who remains on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, thanked China for its direct and sustained humanitarian assistance to the Taliban government and urged Beijing to “cooperate in recognizing Afghanistan”. In a tweet after the meeting, Wang said China respects the Taliban for running its government based on cultural and religious values without any commitment.
The US said last month that it would sideline the Taliban and expand the ways humanitarian aid groups can help ease the rapidly worsening food crisis. The plan was to inject cash directly into Afghanistan’s economy, bypassing Taliban-controlled government ministries.
The move came before the United Nations delivered its latest funding plea for a record $5 billion in aid, which would reach more than half of Afghanistan’s 40 million people to “address the urgent and devastating levels of need”. The US had also planned to give $308 million in aid to the country.
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