TALIBAN's efforts to gain international recognition for the ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN.

The Taliban regime is attempting to gain international recognition as Afghanistan's legitimate government. However, most countries still see the Taliban as an Islamist terrorist organization and refuse to recognize them as a government. At the same time, the international world is worried that the Afghan people are suffering as a result of the refusal of financial aid due to the recognition issue. Everyone is in a rush to come up with a solution.

Three weeks after taking Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, the Taliban created their new government. They also stated that the government would be temporary. Countries such as China and Pakistan recognized the Taliban administration, but the international community did not recognize the terrorist group's so-called government. The majority of countries throughout the world are concerned about Afghanistan’s future under the Taliban government. After a month, there is still no sign that anybody approves of the Taliban regime.

Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan's neighbor, was the one who openly celebrated the Taliban's capture of Kabul. He congratulated the Afghan people for breaking free from colonialism's constraints. Many people assumed that Pakistan will soon embrace and welcome the Taliban after hearing this.

A resolution has been passed by the legislature of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a Pakistani province that shares a border with Afghanistan and is home to millions of Afghan refugees. It demanded that the Taliban be recognized as Afghanistan's new authorities. Pakistan, on the other hand, has yet to do so.

But recognition from countries like China, Pakistan or countries like Russia, which silently approve of the Taliban even though for their own personal benefits and as part of their rivalry with the US, is not enough for the Taliban.

Why does the Taliban ask for legitimacy?

The Taliban administration is on the verge of gaining international legitimacy. The Islamist terrorists turned government now recognizes that, just as they seized power in Afghanistan through weapons and warfare, it will not be easy to move the country forward, and that blindly following the holy book and making it a constitution will not be enough to run and administer a country and its people.

The Taliban were always against the entire world, particularly the Western world, which was progressing and promoting human rights and democracy rather than remaining stagnant and imposing religious terror and tribal laws on people. Their battle was not just against a civilized Afghanistan (which it was once), but against the entire civilized world.

The Taliban, on the other hand, are now seeking the same civilized world to recognize them and assist them in running a Taliban government to rule Afghanistan.

It was in this context that the talks between the US and Taliban representatives took place on Saturday and Sunday (October 9 and 10) in the Gulf country, Doha. The American team was led by David Cohen, the deputy director of the CIA, while the Taliban was led by their interim foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi.

Since US forces arrived in Afghanistan, Doha has hosted a number of meetings. But this was the first meeting between US and Taliban representatives since the end of the 20-year US war against terrorism in Afghanistan and the departure of US and allied forces. This drew international attention to the US-Taliban meeting.

During the Doha negotiations, the US is said to have highlighted a number of problems. These include ensuring the safety and free transit of Americans and others wishing to leave Afghanistan, precautions against terrorist activities, minorities' protection, the elimination of gender discrimination, and the release of a US citizen believed to be a Taliban prisoner.

On the other hand, the Taliban requested two things from the US: approval and recognition of the Taliban government, as well as the release of Afghanistan's frozen assets. Afghan money totaling over $1 billion was deposited in banks in the United States and the United Kingdom. When Afghanistan's administration of Ashraf Ghani fell apart, all deposited assets came to a standstill.

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were about to provide Afghanistan $9.5 billion (IMF). When the Taliban took power, this was also hampered. Due to a lack of funds, the Taliban administration finds it impossible to even meet everyday costs. 40 million people's lives are getting increasingly miserable.

The Taliban have demanded that frozen assets be released immediately in this context. However, the international community has yet to recognize the new administration in Kabul as legitimate.

An earlier attempt by the Taliban to seek UN status has also failed. Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesperson, asked the UN Secretary-General for permission to speak at the United Nations General Assembly last month. Permission, however, was denied.

On the one hand, the Taliban are facing financial difficulties, while on the other, they are alarmed by ISIS's arrival into Afghanistan. Soon after the Taliban took power and the US departed from Afghanistan, the Islamic State emerged as a challenge to the Taliban. The Islamic State has begun to leave a trail of blood in its wake. The IS suicide bomber exploded in front of thousands of people who had gathered at Kabul airport to escape the country. Around 200 Afghan civilians were murdered, as well as 13 American soldiers.

In the last two months, the Islamic State has carried out a number of additional explosions and attacks. As a result, the Taliban do not want IS to reclaim authority in Afghan, which it had previously lost due to the presence of US soldiers.

However, oppressing ISIS without more weapons is difficult, especially given the current financial situation. The Taliban will need assistance from the outside world to do this.

Why is the world saying ‘NO’ to the Taliban?

The answer to this question is very simple, because the world knows Taliban. World have seen what they have done before and what they are doing now and definitely knows what they will do if the world approves Taliban.  

The Taliban said after gaining power and forming an interim government that they would secure people's freedom and rights, as well as educate and preserve women's rights, which sounds progressive and commendable.

However, the Taliban also stated that all of these human rights, women's liberation, and education will be provided in accordance with Islamic norms, implying that all of the progressive promises are only cosmetic. Several reports and footages conforming the Taliban is still going on killing and harming innocent people including women and children.

The United States agreed to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan based on an agreement reached with the Taliban. The Taliban has also acknowledged that it will not provide protection or shelter to militant groups such as Al Qaeda, which was responsible for the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. But the United States suspects that terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda have resumed operations in Afghanistan.

In a statement, the US stated that it opposed the Taliban's appointment to the government. Four prominent members of the Haqqani network, a sunni-islamist group and the most infamous of the Taliban's factions, are in the government. Sirajuddin Haqqani, their leader, is Afghanistan's Minister of the Interior.

The Haqqani network has been branded as a terrorist organization by the US, which has placed a $50 million bounty on Sirajuddin's head. Others in the cabinet are also blacklisted by the United States. These realities also make it difficult for the Taliban's new administration to acquire international legitimacy.