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Afghanistan: Pakistan, China welcome Taliban govt formation
Kabul: Pakistan and China have welcomed the government formation in Afghanistan and said they hope the Taliban will establish relations with the world’s countries.
"Since there was no government structure for the past three or four weeks, I think there was a requirement of government structure and the Taliban have announced an interim political setup,” Pakistan ambassador to Kabul Mansoor Ahmad Khanwas said, according to Tolo News on Thursday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as saying by Tolo News: " We welcome the Taliban's positive attitude towards political structure, counterterrorism and having relations with neighboring countries. But it is important that these should be put into practice. We hope that the Taliban have learned from the past and get engaged with all parties and implement the commitments they have made to the world."
However, German foreign minister Heiko Mass clarified the government will not be recognized at present.
“Without considering the issue of recognition, it is still necessary to talk to the Taliban. The Taliban might not be recognized, because I do not think this can be done in the current situation,” he was quoted as saying by Tolo News.
A former female Afghanistan minister has said the Taliban cabinet, which was announced recently by the group, failed to represent both gender and ethnic diversity of Afghanistan.
Nargis Nehan, Former Minister of Afghanistan on Mines, Petroleum & Industry, and Founder of the NGO ‘Equality for Peace and Democracy’, while speaking at a webinar titled “Afghanistan and the region post - Taliban takeover" organized by the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), said the Taliban did not represent a popular mass movement but had capitalized on endemic corruption in the country, the relative weakness of the Afghan security forces and the absence of a unified national leadership.
Nehan argued that the military situation deteriorated more rapidly than commonly anticipated and has now reached a stage where the Taliban's victory is treated as a fait accompli by the international community, which has adopted a tactic of "wait and watch".
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