No country has yet recognised the Taliban government, with Western nations watching to see how the hardline Islamists notorious for human rights abuses during their first stint in power between 1996 and 2001 will rule this time around.
KABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan's acting prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, on Wednesday called for international governments to officially recognise the country's Taliban administration, saying at a news conference in Kabul that all conditions had been met. "I ask all governments, especially Islamic countries, that they should start recognition," Akhund said, in his first major public broadcast appearance since he assumed the role in September. Akhund was addressing a major economic conference in Kabul where senior administration officials gathered with representatives of 20 countries and the United Nations.
New Delhi, Oct 6: First the Taliban destroyed the iconic 6th-century Buddha statues in 2001, triggering outrage across the globe. But now, with international recognition nowhere in sight, the Taliban now say they have become saviours of .
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