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The Taliban is an Afghan political and militant movement which has ruled Afghanistan under a theocratic emirate several times in the last 30 years. In August 2021, the Taliban took control of the country, and subsequently established a new government that as of 2024, two countries recognize as the legitimate government.
The second Taliban government is not recognized by the United Nations, which instead continues to recognize the Islamic Republic as the country's legitimate government. On 1 December 2021, the nine-nation Credentials Committee of the General Assembly voted to defer a decision to allow the Taliban to represent Afghanistan at the UN. [ 67 ]
These representatives have refused to recognize the Taliban appointed government and have urged other countries to not recognize this government either. [ 3 ] Between 2002 and 2021, the government of Afghanistan consisted of the cabinet of ministers , provincial governors and the national assembly , with a president serving as the head of state ...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for alleged gender-based crimes, as the group continues to crack down on women’s rights in Afghanistan.
"Recognition of the Taliban government is impossible since there are 17 terrorists among the ministers, and the human rights of women and girls are continuously violated," Di Maio, who chaired a ...
The Taliban government is not recognized by any country and has been internationally condemned for restricting human rights, including women's rights to work and have an education. [ 88 ] The Taliban emerged in 1994 as a prominent faction in the Afghan Civil War and largely consisted of students from the Pashtun areas of east and south ...
Beijing has given strong backing to the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying recognition of the group as the legitimate government of the war-torn nation would come "when conditions are ripe". Chinese ...
The Taliban appointed Mohammad Shokaib as first secretary or chargé d'affaires of Afghanistan's embassy in Pakistan. Since Pakistan does not formally recognize the Taliban government, Shokaib will not hold the formal title of ambassador. [163] Afghanistan has an embassy in Islamabad and consulates-general in Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta.