Afghanistan: the Taliban still unable to form a government and the United Kingdom reiterated the conditions for “international recognition”

The first Taliban government for Afghanistan, due to be announced soon, will be an “interim” administration., according to the fundamentalist movement which asked for the recognition of the international community to this executive.

“It will be a government in place, as an interim government we cannot confirm yet, but according to initial information, it will be an interim governmentTaliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a press conference in Kabul.

The formation of the new Administration “will be announced soon”, reiterated today the spokesperson who assured “there are some technical problems”, without providing further details. “We will announce it soon, but we don’t know yet when it will be“He added.

When asked if this new administration would be followed by an electoral process to establish an elected government, accepted by all Afghans, Mujahid said this will be an issue that will be clarified once the new power is formed..

“As it concerns elections it is too early to tell, so I would like to first get information from our government, as an interim government, and then talk about the elections, ”he replied.

It will also be up to the new Afghan leaders to decide on the country’s constitutional framework, and what will be left of the nation built over the past two decades, following the US invasion and the Taliban’s expulsion from power in 2001.

“It will be the duty of our government to make its policy and also to negotiate with the elderly how to make the Constitution, if it has to be the old one or we have to make a new one“, advancement.

The spokesperson reiterated the Islamists’ desire to maintain good relations with the international community and for it to officially recognize a Taliban government., which they mainly expect from China.

“China is our friendly country, they helped us a lot and we asked them to help usPlease cooperate with us, we also ask the Chinese government to officially recognize our government and maintain diplomatic relations with us, ”he said.

According to the spokesperson, The Taliban stand ready to provide “cooperation and full support for the security” of China’s economic projects in the region.

In addition, “we have asked international organizations and international countries to please help with the Afghan problems because the afghans are suffering, the poverty level is very high and people need food and other necessities, ”he continued.

This however, This must be in the form of humanitarian aid because the Taliban, he said, is unwilling to accept funds accompanied by requests from foreign governments.

The lesson for Afghans after this war is that “they shouldn’t trust foreigners anymore, If the Afghans think that foreigners are going to build our country, they are totally wrong“, noted.

The United States “destroyed everything and left”He said, referring to the withdrawal of troops from Washington and NATO after which the insurgent formation took control of the capital on August 15.

The spokesperson also raised other issues such as the women’s protests that have taken place in recent days in the country to demand their inclusion in a new government, and that they ended up being repressed by Taliban forces.

In this direction, Mujahid assured that the Taliban recognize “the right of women to demonstrate”, but that they were not allowed for “security reasons”.

On the other hand, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the Taliban on Monday, who claim to control all of Afghanistan, to honor the commitments they made to Western countries in exchange for “international recognition”.

“If the new Kabul regime wants international recognition and access to the billions of dollars frozen in foreign accounts, then we and our friends (allied countries) We will monitor compliance with the agreement to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a breeding ground for terrorists againJohnson said.

In an address to the British Parliament, The Prime Minister also stressed that it is necessary to “insist” on the opening “of a safe passage for all those who wish to leave” the country and that “the rights of women and girls” are respected.

The British government continues speaking with various countries in the region to try to establish these safe corridors.

(With information from EFE)

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