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2021–present

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• {{Flagicon|Australia}} According to the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marise Payne, “We make no premature commitments to engage with an Afghan administration that is Taliban led.” Australia will support international efforts to maintain pressure on the Taliban and any future Afghan administration to meet its responsibilities to its people, its region and the wider world.WEB,www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/transcript/transcript-statement-senate-afghanistan, Transcript Statement to the Senate: Afghanistan {{!, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Women |last=Payne |first=Marise |website=Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Women |date=23 August 2021 |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030133840www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/marise-payne/transcript/transcript-statement-senate-afghanistan |archive-date=30 October 2021 |url-status=live}}
• {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} According to the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, AK Abdul Momen, “If a Taliban government is formed, which has been done, our door will be open to them if it is a government of the people” and “No matter which new government is formed, we will accept if it is of the people”. Both Bangladesh and Afghanistan have good diplomatic relations, with the minister considering Bangladesh as a “potential development partner and a friend of Afghanistan”.NEWS, Bangladesh will accept if Taliban form a government of the people: foreign minister,bdnews24.com/world/south-asia/2021/08/16/bangladesh-will-accept-if-taliban-form-a-government-of-the-people-foreign-minister, 2021-08-17, bdnews24.com,
• {{Flagicon|Canada}} Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stated that Canada will not recognize the Islamic Emirate as the legitimate government of Afghanistan and that the Taliban would remain a banned organization in Canada.WEB, 2021-08-17, Canada will not recognize Taliban as Afghan gov’t – PM Trudeau,www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/canada-will-not-recognize-taliban-afghan-govt-pm-trudeau-2021-08-17/, 2021-08-18, Reuters, en,
• {{Flagicon|China}} A spokesperson for the foreign ministry of the People’s Republic of China stated that China “respects the wishes and choices of the Afghan people” and hopes for “friendship and cooperation” with the new authorities.NEWS, China preparing to recognize Taliban if Kabul falls, says report, The Economic Times,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/china-preparing-to-recognize-taliban-if-kabul-falls-says-report/articleshow/85292773.cms, 2021-08-16, WEB, China looks forward to ‘friendship’ with Taliban but doesn’t recognize their rule — yet,news.yahoo.com/china-looks-forward-friendship-taliban-152400243.html, 2021-08-17, news.yahoo.com, August 16, 2021, en-US, China also hopes to seek assurances from the Taliban that they will not support the UN-proscribed Turkistan Islamic Party or allow them to operate from Afghan territory. In March 2022, Wang Yi, foreign minister of China, visited Kabul and met with the acting foreign minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi.NEWS, Lo, Kinling, China’s foreign minister meets Taliban leaders in surprise Kabul stop,www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3171746/chinese-foreign-minister-makes-surprise-stop-afghanistan-talks, 24 March 2022, South China Morning Post, 24 March 2022,archive.today/20220324144924/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3171746/chinese-foreign-minister-makes-surprise-stop-afghanistan-talks, 24 Mar 2022, live, en, China nominated Zhao Sheng as the ambassador to Afghanistan in September 2023, becoming the first country to appoint an ambassador since Taliban’s takeover.NEWS, Taliban gives a warm welcome to China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan,www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/13/taliban-gives-a-warm-welcome-to-chinas-new-ambassador-to-afghanistan, 15 September 2023, Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera, en, On January 30, 2024, China became the first country to accept credentials from an ambassador appointed by Talibanwww.voanews.com/a/china-s-president-receives-afghan-ambassador-taliban-seek-recognition-from-russia-iran-/7463837.html
• {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek stated that the Czech Republic will “by no means recognize the Taliban under any circumstances” but did not rule out dialogue with the group.WEB,www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/no-czech-recognition-for-the-taliban/, No Czech recognition for the Taliban, 13 September 2021, WEB,www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/271122862/czech-republic-will-not-recognise-taliban, ‘Czech Republic will not recognise Taliban’, Big News Network.com,
• {{Flagicon|France}} French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stated that France “refuses to recognize or have any type of relationship with this government”.NEWS,www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-are-lying-frances-foreign-minister-says-2021-09-11/, The Taliban are lying, France’s foreign minister says, Reuters, 11 September 2021,
• {{Flagicon|India}} The Indian Government does not recognize the country, but has said that they will help Afghanistan whenever required.WEB,www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/want-good-india-afghanistan-relations-says-taliban-leader-101630260163407-amp.html, Want good India-Afghanistan relations, says Taliban leader, Hindustan Times, 30 August 2021, 12 September 2021,
• {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} In aftermath of Fall of Kabul, former of Indonesian vice president Jusuf Kalla believed that Indonesia would not sever the diplomatic connection between Indonesia and Afghanistan. Indonesian constitutional experts have urged the Indonesian government to not hastily recognize Afghanistan under the Taliban government as they deemed the transfer of power to have taken place without constitutional means. These concerns were voiced on 17 August 2021 and were formalized with a statement by the Commission of Constitutional Studies of People’s Consultative Assembly three days later. On 26 August 2021, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi met Taliban officials and representatives in Qatar. In the meeting, she urged to her Taliban counterpart to (1) ensure stability and prosperity of Afghanistan, (2) formation of inclusive government, (3) maintaining respect, dignities, and basic rights to Afghanistan women.JOURNAL, Jones Nathanael, Joshua, Yeti Puspita, Natalia, 2021-02-02, Penanganan Pengungsi Afghanistan Di Indonesia: Turut Bertanggung Jawabkah Perwakilan Diplomatik Afghanistan Di Indonesia?, Jurnal Komunikasi Hukum (JKH), 7, 1, 312, 10.23887/jkh.v7i1.31685, 234046241, 2407-4276, free,
• {{Flagicon|Iran}} Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the U.S. “military failure” in Afghanistan offers an opportunity to establish lasting peace in the country. Iranian state TV quoted him as saying that “America’s military defeat and its withdrawal must become an opportunity to restore life, security and durable peace in Afghanistan”.WEB, Afghanistan crisis: Afghans wake up to a new world as Taliban take Kabul,www.bbc.com/news/live/world-asia-58219963, BBC News, August 15, 2021, 16 August 2021, en-gb, WEB, Afghanistan crisis: Afghans wake up to a new world as Taliban take Kabul,www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-58219963, 2021-08-16, BBC News, August 15, 2021, en-gb, Iran accredited the Taliban’s nominee for Chargé d’Affairs, Mohammad Afzal Haqqani, on February 26, 2023, and handed over the embassy in Tehran.NEWS, Rahmati, Fidel, Iran handed over Afghan Embassy in Tehran to Interim Regime of Afghanistan,www.khaama.com/iran-handed-over-afghan-embassy-in-tehran-to-interim-regime-of-afghanistan/, 27 February 2023, The Khaama Press Agency, 27 February 2023,
• {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has stated that Malaysia is undecided on whether to recognize the Taliban and will take a very cautious approach.WEB,www.malaysiakini.com/news/589524, Kow Gah Chie, M’sia taking unhurried approach on recognising Taliban – Saifuddin, Malaysia Kini, 1 September 2021,
• {{Flagicon|Myanmar}} Burmese Minister of International Cooperation Ko Ko Hlaing took aim at “externally enforced democratization” and blamed American foreign intervention for the fall of the government.WEB,thediplomat.com/2021/08/the-fall-of-afghanistan-echoes-in-myanmar/, The Fall of Afghanistan Echoes in Myanmar, thediplomat.com,
• {{Flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that Afghans have “broken the shackles of slavery”.NEWS, The Editorial Board, 2021-08-16, Opinion {{!, A Reckoning for Pakistan|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-reckoning-for-pakistan-taliban-afghanistan-imran-khan-11629150736|access-date=2021-08-18|issn=0099-9660}} Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi stated that Pakistan would not recognize a Taliban-led government without consultations with regional and international partners, adding that he was pleased that the transfer of power took place without bloodshed.WEB, Siddiqui, Zaheena, Rasheed, Arwa, Ibrahim, Usaid, Taliban offers amnesty, promises women’s rights and media freedom,www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/17/evacuation-flights-resume-as-biden-defends-afghanistan-pullout, 17 August 2021, 17 August 2021,archive.today/20210817185057/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/17/evacuation-flights-resume-as-biden-defends-afghanistan-pullout, Al Jazeera, en, WEB, Afghanistan: Flag-waving protesters defy Taliban,www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-58219963, 2021-08-18, BBC News, August 15, 2021, en-gb, The Pakistani Representative to the United Nations referred to the government led by Ashraf Ghani as “a now defunct regime” and criticized both the participation of the Afghan representative appointed by Ghani as well as being blocked from addressing a UN Security Council meeting presided over by India.WEB, 2021-08-17, Pakistan furious on India blocking it second time from speaking at UNSC on Afghanistan,www.globalvillagespace.com/pakistan-blocked-from-participating-at-unsc-meeting-on-afghanistan/, 2021-08-18, Global Village Space, en-GB, The Pakistani government claimed that Mir Rahman Rahmani, the Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga, met Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and agreed to engage with the Taliban to form an inclusive government. Pakistani National Security Advisor, Moeed Yusuf, has warned that the West risks a second 9/11 situation if it doesn’t “immediately recognise” the Taliban.NEWS,www.thetimes.co.uk/article/work-with-the-taliban-or-repeat-the-horror-of-the-1990s-west-told-gzqx5xgpl, Work with the Taliban or repeat the horror of the 1990s, West told, Christina, Lamb, 28 August 2021, The Sunday Times,archive.today/20210828174040/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/work-with-the-taliban-or-repeat-the-horror-of-the-1990s-west-told-gzqx5xgpl, 28 August 2021,
• {{Flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar has served as the main diplomatic hub of the Taliban since 2012, when the Taliban’s Political Office opened there, with the assistance of the Qatari government. The office hosted senior Taliban diplomats; the head of the Political Office is a member of the Taliban’s governing Leadership Council. From 2019 until the recapture of the country, Third Deputy Leader Abdul Ghani Baradar, a co-founder of the Taliban, was stationed in Qatar as the head of the Political Office. He negotiated and signed the United States–Taliban deal in Qatar, and arranged for the handover of Kabul with U.S. military leaders. Baradar returned to Afghanistan on 17 August 2021, and Suhail Shaheen took over the Political Office, which continues to serve as a diplomatic hub for the Taliban. The Taliban has since also been allowed to take over the Embassy of Afghanistan in Qatar. Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has made numerous visits to Qatar to meet with both Qatari and other world leaders, and has visited Qatar more than any other country.
• {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia has not recognized the Islamic Emirate as the lawful authority of Afghanistan.WEB, Russia will not hurry to recognize Taliban regime in Afghanistan — special envoy,tass.com/world/1326175, 2021-08-16, TASS, WEB, Moscow not rushing to recognize Taliban regime in Afghanistan — Lavrov,tass.com/politics/1326981, 2021-08-18, TASS, Moscow has said that it hopes to develop ties with the Taliban, although it also says that it is in no rush to recognize them as the country’s rulers. On 16 August 2021, Dmitry Zhirnov, the Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan, praised the group and stated that “the situation is peaceful and good and everything has calmed down in the city. The situation in Kabul now under the Taliban is better than it was under Ashraf Ghani.” Zhirnov met a Taliban representative on September 15 to discuss security for the embassy in Kabul, which remained open. On October 21, a day after hosting the Taliban for talks in Moscow, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would “move in the direction” of delisting the Taliban as a terrorist group, although the president stressed that the UN Security Council should be the first to change the Taliban’s designation. Soon after, the Russian state news agency Rossiya Segodnya forbade its reporters from referring to the Taliban in published content as a terrorist organization that is banned in Russia.WEB,meduza.io/en/news/2021/11/08/russian-state-media-orders-reporters-to-stop-calling-the-taliban-a-banned-terrorist-organization, Russian state media orders reporters to stop calling the Taliban a ‘banned terrorist organization’, This has happened before: In November 2018, management at RIA Novosti ordered staff not to mention in reporting about the Taliban that it is a banned terrorist organization in Russia. However, the Taliban are still on Russia’s federal list of banned terrorist organizations.WEB,www.fsb.ru/fsb/npd/terror.htm, Единый федеральный список организаций, в том числе иностранных и международных организаций, признанных в соответствии с законодательством Российской Федерации террористическими :: Федеральная Служба Безопасности, On 31 March 2022, the Russian Federation became one of the first countries to accept the diplomatic credentials of a Taliban-appointed envoy, although this is not equivalent to official recognition.NEWS, First Diplomat Of Taliban-Led Afghanistan Accredited In Moscow,gandhara.rferl.org/a/moscow-accredits-afghan-taliban-diplomat/31779443.html, 2022-05-25, Radiofreeeurope/Radioliberty, en,
• {{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} In August 2021, Saudi Arabia evacuated all of its diplomats from its embassy in Kabul during the Taliban offensive. Although Saudi Arabia does not recognize the re-established Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Saudi embassy re-opened on 30 November 2021 to provide consular services to Afghan citizens.WEB, Saudi opens consular section of Kabul embassy as of Tuesday – state news agency, 1 December 2021,www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saudi-opens-consular-section-kabul-embassy-tuesday-state-news-agency-2021-11-30/, Reuters, Lilian Wagdy,
• {{Flagicon|Spain}} In August 2021, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares announced that the country would not recognize the Taliban government “imposed by force”, although they did not rule out the possibility of keeping “operational contact” with the Taliban government to continue with the evacuation procedure.WEB, 2021-08-30, España no reconoce al gobierno de los talibanes en Afganistán,www.economiadigital.es/politica/espana-no-reconocera-talibanes-afganistan.html, 2021-09-09, Economía Digital, es, {{Update inline|date=June 2022}}
• {{Flagicon|Turkey}} In September 2021, Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoÄŸlu said Turkey was in no rush to recognize the Taliban government.NEWS, BIA News Desk, 8 September 2021, Turkey ‘in no rush’ to recognize Taliban government,m.bianet.org/english/world/249952-turkey-in-no-rush-to-recognize-taliban-government, Bianet, In March 2022, however, ÇavuÅŸoÄŸlu has expressed the intention to internationally recognize the Islamic Emirate.WEB, Turkey Calls for Recognition of the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate,www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/turkey-calls-recognition-talibans-islamic-emirate, 2022-05-17, The Washington Institute, en,
• {{Flagicon|Turkmenistan}} In March 2022, Turkmenistan accepted the credentials of the Taliban’s appointee for chargé d’affaires to the Afghan Embassy in Ashgabat, Fazal Muhammad Sabir, without formally recognizing the Islamic Emirate. A ceremony held at the embassy was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Wafa Khadzhiev.WEB, Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov passes the mantle (and phone),eurasianet.org/turkmenistan-berdymukhamedov-passes-the-mantle-and-phone, Eurasianet, 6 April 2022, 22 March 2022, WEB, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan), Appointed by IEA MFA, Mr. Mohammad Fazel Saber was introduced in a ceremony as chargé d’affaires to his colleagues at the Afghan Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, yesterday,mfa.gov.af/en/appointed-by-iea-mfamr-mohammad-fazel-saber-was-introduced-in-a-ceremony-as-charge-daffaires-to-his-colleagues-at-the-afghan-embassy-in-ashgabat-turkmenistan-yesterday/, 6 April 2022, 19 March 2022, NEWS, IEA introduces caretaker ambassador to Turkmenistan,ariananews.af/iea-introduces-caretaker-ambassador-to-turkmenistan/, 6 April 2022, Ariana News, 17 March 2022,
• {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged other countries not to recognize the Islamic Emirate as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.WEB, 2021-08-15, Britain says Taliban should not be recognized as Afghan government,www.reuters.com/world/uk/countries-should-not-recognise-taliban-afghan-government-says-uks-johnson-2021-08-15/, 2021-08-16, Reuters, en, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has stated that the UK “will not recognize the Taliban as the new government in Kabul” but will be willing to engage in direct communications with the group.WEB,www.euronews.com/2021/09/04/uk-afghanistan-conflict-pakistan-britain, Britain says it wants to engage with the Taliban, 4 September 2021,
• {{Flagicon|United States}} Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview that the United States will not recognize any government that harbors terrorist groups or does not uphold basic human rights.WEB, Iqbal, Anwar, 2021-08-16, US to recognize Taliban only if they respect basic rights, says Blinken,www.dawn.com/news/1640919, 2021-08-16, DAWN.COM, en, The U.S. State Department later declined to say if the United States still recognized Ashraf Ghani as the President of Afghanistan.WEB, 2021-08-16, U.S. State Department declines to say if Ghani still Afghan president,www.reuters.com/world/us/us-diplomats-continue-contacts-with-taliban-doha-says-state-department-2021-08-16/, 2021-08-21, Reuters, en,
• {{Flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} The UAE’s embassy opened on 30 November 2021.WEB, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, 20 December 2021, Speech by Afghan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi at OIC Foreign Ministers Meeting in Islamabad,moic.gov.af/en/speech-afghan-foreign-minister-mawlawi-amir-khan-muttaqi-oic-foreign-ministers-meeting-islamabad, Ministry of Information and Culture (Afghanistan), Afghan Ministry of Information and culture, In December 2022, Second Deputy Leader of Afghanistan and Acting Defense Minister Mullah Yaqoob met with UAE President Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. They discussed strengthening of relations.NEWS, Safi, Zameer, Mawlawi Yaqoob Meets with UAE President,tolonews.com/node/181051, 6 December 2022, TOLOnews, 6 December 2022, NEWS, Taliban acting defence minister holds talks with UAE president,www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-acting-defence-minister-holds-talks-with-uae-president-2022-12-05/, 6 December 2022, Reuters, 5 December 2022, Kabul, In March 2023 Taliban opened Consulate-General in Dubai.NEWS, Afghan Interim Govt Appoints Envoy to Afghanistan’s Consulate General in Dubai,www.khaama.com/afghan-interim-govt-appoints-envoy-to-afghanistans-consulate-general-in-dubai/, Khaama Press, 14 March 2023, 11 June 2023,

International organizations

• {{Flagicon|United Nations}} The United Nations has called for “the establishment, through inclusive negotiations, of a government that is united, inclusive and representative with the full, equal and meaningful participation of women”.WEB, Security Council Press Statement on Afghanistan {{!, Meetings Coverage and Press Releases|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14604.doc.htm|access-date=2021-08-18|website=www.un.org}} Ghulam M. Isaczai, the Afghan representative to the United Nations, who was appointed by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, continued to represent the country at a meeting of the Security Council held on 16 August 2021.WEB, 2021-08-16, Afghanistan: ‘Now is the time to stand as one’, UN chief tells Security Council,news.un.org/en/story/2021/08/1097872, 2021-08-18, UN News, en, 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.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/world/americas/united-nations-taliban-myanmar.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/world/americas/united-nations-taliban-myanmar.html, 2021-12-28, limited, U.N. Seats Denied, for Now, to Afghanistan’s Taliban and Myanmar’s Junta, Rick, Gladstone, New York Times, 2021-12-01, 2021-12-02, {{cbignore}} On 22 December 2021, the UN adopted a resolution aimed at facilitating aid to Afghanistan.WEB, UN Adopts Humanitarian Aid Resolution for War-Torn Afghanistan,www.voanews.com/amp/un-adopts-humanitarian-aid-resolution-for-war-torn-afghanistan/6365299.html, 2021-12-25, www.voanews.com, On 15 February 2022, the UN released an updated list of member state officials with the names of Ghani administration officials removed.WEB, Taieb, Rajab, Ghani Removed From UN Heads of State List,tolonews.com/afghanistan-176824, TOLOnews, 22 February 2022, 22 February 2022,
• {{Flagicon|European Union}} The European Union’s HR/VP Josep Borrell stated that the EU “will have to get in touch with the authorities in Kabul, whatever they are. The Taliban have won the war, so we will have to talk with them” but that the EU had no plans to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.WEB, 2021-08-17, EU eyes talks with Taliban but no plans to recognize them,www.pbs.org/newshour/world/eu-eyes-talks-with-taliban-but-no-plans-to-recognize-them, 2021-08-20, PBS NewsHour, en-us, On 23 January 2022, the EU’s embassy officially opened following the meeting between Taliban officials and other European officials in Oslo.NEWS, 23 January 2022, EU embassy (opened),pajhwok.com/2022/01/21/eu-re-establishes-diplomatic-presence-in-kabul-balkhi/, 23 January 2022, Sidiqi, Khawaja Nasir Ahmad,

United Nations vote

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See also

• Foreign relations of Afghanistan
• List of international trips made by Amir Khan Muttaqi as Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan
• International relations with the Taliban

References