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Taliban Urges China for Help in Getting Int'l Recognition


Mon 17 Jan 2022 | 06:13 PM
Omnia Ahmed

The Taliban is seeking China’s assistance in getting its Islamic Emirate government officially recognized by the international community, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

“All of the conditions of the international community required for recognition are already fulfilled,” Bilal Karimi, a deputy spokesman of the Taliban, said by phone on Monday.

“The Islamic Emirate wants China to take the lead to help the current government achieve international recognition,” the spokesman added.

This crucial step can help Afghanistan access some $9 billion in frozen reserves held overseas as the group had been seeking global recognition as well as the unfreezing of assets to prevent an economic crisis.

Nevertheless, the U.S., its allies, and even Russia and China have yet to recognize the Taliban government due to concerns over continued links with terrorism as well as human rights abuses and banning girls’ education.