Taliban have requested an audience to address global leaders at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly. A UN committee will decide whether or not to grant the request, but this is unlikely to happen during the current session of the UN parliament.
Moreover, the Taliban spokesman in Doha Suhail Shaheen is Afghanistan’s UN ambassador nominee. After seizing power in Afghanistan last month, the Taliban proclaimed they no longer recognized the country’s envoy as a legitimate representative.
A UN spokesperson revealed that the Taliban’s request to participate in the high-level debate is presently being examined by a credentials committee made up of the United States, China, and Russia. Getting this together before Monday’s end of the General Assembly session appears doubtful. for the time being.
Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Nations, Ghulam Isaczai, will remain in that position Towards the end, he’ll make a speech. however, the Taliban said that his goal was no longer aiding Afghanistan. No country has formally recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan’s new government, thus the UN’s confirmation of the Taliban’s candidate for ambassador would be a significant step toward world acceptance.
The Taliban, in their defence, disclosed that some countries no longer recognized former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani as the country’s leader. On August 15, Mr. Ghani abruptly fled Afghanistan as Taliban insurgents moved on to Kabul, the capital. Since then, he has sought safety in the United Arab Emirates. Wahid Majrooh, the last minister from the overthrown cabinet, has resigned as minister of public health after learning that he had been replaced.
In Afghanistan’s Taliban era, from 1996 until 2001, the ambassador of the government they toppled remained in his position as a UN envoy after the credentials committee delayed making a decision on rival claims for the office.
Qatar urged world leaders gathered for a UN summit on Tuesday to continue talks with the Taliban. “Boycotting them will only cause polarization and reactions,” Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, stated. “Boycotting them will only cause polarization and reactions,” Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, stated.
In Afghanistan, Qatar has emerged as a crucial facilitator. A deal to withdraw US-led Nato forces by 2020 was reached as the Taliban and the United States were meeting there to discuss peace talks. Since the Taliban took over, the country has aided Afghans and international nationals flee the country and facilitated recent intra-Afghan peace talks.
