The Taliban regime, which runs Afghanistan, has asked to intervene in the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UN), which will run from today until Monday, a UN official confirmed.
The request is contained in a letter sent by Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, which also refers to the appointment of a new Afghan representative to replace current Ambassador Gulam Isakzai, the elected Afghan government has been overthrown.
Before the letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the UN has already received another letter from Gulam Isakzai, who introduced himself at the meetings as the head of the country’s delegation.
According to UN spokesman Farhan Khak, the two letters were addressed to the General Assembly’s credentials committee, which includes representatives from nine countries, including the United States, China and Russia.
Several countries have established contacts with the Taliban government since coming to power, mainly to organize evacuations and provide humanitarian assistance to civilians, although there is still no official recognition of their authority.
After nearly two decades of US and NATO military presence, the Taliban seized power in Kabul on August 15, ending a swift offensive that brought them control of the capitals of 33 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces in just 10 days.
Since then, radical Islamist militants have repeatedly announced their intention to form an “inclusive” Islamic government representing all tribes and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, but on September 7 they announced an all-male government with only Taliban ministers, including veterans. his tough line that ruled the country from 1996 to 2001; and his 20-year struggle against an international coalition led by the United States.
