UN: After capturing Afghanistan, the biggest challenge before the Taliban is to get their government recognized worldwide. The most important forum for this is the United Nations, where there are advocates of the Taliban like Pakistan and China are already present. However, this dream of the Taliban will not be fulfilled at the moment, then no matter how much China and Pakistan should insist.
According to the diplomatic sources,
Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers are unlikely to speak at or represent their country in the current session of the UN General Assembly.
Representatives of the previous Afghan government still occupy the Afghan mission at the United Nations. On Tuesday, they attended the session that US President Joe Biden addressed.
“They will continue to occupy the mission until the credentials committee takes a decision,” a diplomatic source said.
On Sept 15, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres received a letter from the currently accredited Afghan ambassador, Ghulam Isaczai, stating that he and other members of his team will represent Afghanistan in the UNGA session.
On Sept 20, the Taliban-controlled Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sent a communication to Mr Guterres, requesting to participate in the current UNGA. A Taliban leader, Ameer Khan Muttaqi, signed the letter as the new Afghan foreign minister.
The Taliban, however, are unlikely to get the slot by Sept 27, when Afghanistan is scheduled to address the General Assembly.