Afghanistan Peace CampaignHead of the Islamic Emirate’s Qatar based political office, Suhail Shaheen, said that the Islamic Emirate wants to be recognized by the international community
The US Department of State’s deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a press briefing that there are several issues in Afghanistan that makes life challenging and difficult for the Afghan people and that need to be addressed before any kind of international engagement or recognition will take place with the current Afghan government.
“What Special Representative West was referring to was that there continue to persist a number of issues in Afghanistan that make – that the Afghan people – that makes life for the Afghan people challenging and difficult that need to be addressed prior to any kind of international engagement or recognition to take place as it relates to the Taliban,” Patel said.
Speaking at the press briefing, Patel said that some examples of these challenges are the “continued presence of terrorist organizations, the lack of inclusivity, especially as it relates to human rights – specifically human rights and its impact on women and girls. Many of these areas have been undermined recently by decisions by the Taliban.”
Meanwhile, the Germany in Afghanistan on Twitter said that the international community will not recognize the current Afghan government unless it moves on women’s rights and create an inclusive government.
“The International community stands united in its stance towards the DFA. No recognition unless the DFA moves on women‘s rights, inclusive government, unhindered humanitarian access and other issues!,” Germany in Afghanistan tweeted.
“One of the conditions for recognition of the present government of Afghanistan is that they respect human rights, address women’s rights, and provide a framework for all activities for women,” said Najibullah Shamal, a political analyst.
However, the head of the Islamic Emirate’s Qatar-based political office, Suhail Shaheen, said that the Islamic Emirate wants to be recognized by the international community.
“Sadly, some nations use sanctions on Afghanistan as a way to put pressure on the country, from which the people suffer. On the other hand, they are promoting human rights, which contradicts one another,” Shaheen noted.
Previously, the US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, referring to the Doha meeting, said the solution of the current challenges in Afghanistan is in political dialogue between Afghans.