KABUL (Agencies): Afghanistan’s Foreign acting Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi accused the international community on Friday of “violating the rights of Afghan people” by not recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government.
Speaking to Reuters on the second day of a two-day visit to Turkey’s capital of Ankara, Muttaqi said he discussed the recognition of the IEA’s government with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as well. “The fact that all of them are recognized and the new Islamic government of Afghanistan is not recognized is an injustice and oppression of the Afghan people… Afghanistan wants positive relations with the world and the world must respond positively to this message,” he said.
Almost two months after the former Western-backed government collapsed and IEA forces swept into Kabul, the IEA administration has pushed to build relations with other countries to help stave off a catastrophic economic crisis. But the IEA has so far refused to give ground on allowing girls to return to high school, one of the key demands of the international community after a decision last month that schools above the sixth grade would only reopen for boys.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he had conveyed Turkey’s recommendations regarding the inclusion of women in the workforce and education of girls. Meanwhile, Cavusoglu reiterated the importance of government inclusiveness for Afghanistan’s unity.
“We once again explained the importance of including people from all ethnic and religious groups, besides the Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan), in the administration. Especially in these difficult times, this is important in terms of establishing unity and solidarity within the country,” Cavusoglu said. NATO member Turkey maintained its embassy in Kabul after Western countries withdrew following the fall of the US-backed Afghan government and have urged those countries to increase engagement.
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Muttaqi calls on world to recognize IEA govt: Report in The Frontier Post online, Oct 15,2021
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