Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund called on Muslim countries to formally recognize the group’s government. The Taliban previously seized the Afghan government in August 2021.
“I call on Muslim countries to take the lead and recognize us officially,” he was quoted as saying AFP, Wednesday (19/1/2022). “Then I hope we can develop quickly.”
He stressed this recognition is important. Not for officials but Afghans.
He said the Taliban had fulfilled all the necessary conditions. He claimed the group had restored peace and security.
Afghanistan itself is currently on the brink. The country is threatened with a humanitarian catastrophe.
Moreover, the West froze aid. This also includes access to assets held overseas.
Many people have lost their jobs. Government workers have not even been paid for months in a country that relies almost entirely on foreign aid under the previous US-backed government.
Global countries take these actions because of distrust of regimes that are feared to support terrorism. Moreover, some, including Akhund, are included in the list of figures who are internationally sanctioned.
Meanwhile, in December 2021, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) refused to officially recognize the Taliban government. Even the 57-nation angora removed the new foreign minister of the Taliban from official photos taken during the event.
However, the OIC pledged to work with the United Nations to test hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen Afghan assets. But the OIC urges the new Afghan ruler to comply with international obligations, especially regarding women’s rights.
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