Afghanistan: Supreme Leader calls for recognition of Taliban government
Members of the Taliban delegation in Moscow during international talks, Russia, October 20, 2021. AP - Alexander Zemlianichenko
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In a written statement released this Friday, April 29, on the occasion of the approach of Aid-el-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan, Hibatullah Akhundzada addressed all Muslims as well as the international community .
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The message of the Supreme Leader of Afghanistan is articulated in 17 points.
“
After 43 years of a long and devastating war, the ground is now set for a peaceful and prosperous life in Afghanistan
,” the statement read.
The supreme leader of the Taliban also writes that the world has become a small village and that countries are interdependent.
“
The world should recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan so that we can solve our problems formally and in accordance with diplomatic norms and principles
,” adds Haibatullah Akhundzada, who is said to live in Kandahar, in the south of the country, without having been seen. in public since 2016. Some even claim that he has been dead for several years.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has been seeking this recognition since the Taliban took power on August 15, recalls our regional correspondent,
Sonia Ghezali
.
No country to date has recognized the Taliban regime.
He has imposed several restrictions since taking power.
Women have been banned from political life;
middle and high schools have not reopened for girls despite Taliban promises;
music has been banned from the public space;
hundreds of media have been closed.
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Yet the supreme leader of the Taliban says in his statement that he is committed to respecting freedom of expression in light of national interests and Islamic values.
It also ensures that all rights of men and women in Afghanistan are respected under Sharia.
This message is published as the security situation seems to be deteriorating again in Afghanistan, after having improved a lot since the Taliban came to power.
Several bomb attacks
, often claimed by the Islamic State group and targeting the Shiite Hazara minority, have been carried out in recent weeks across the country.
Haibatullah Akhundzada did not allude to it directly, but rejoiced that Afghanistan had been able to create “
a strong Islamic and national army
”, as well as a “
solid intelligence service
”.
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