The Afghanistan embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday issued a statement disapproving the new interim government formed by the Taliban in Kabul. The statement was put out in the name of the Afghan Foreign Ministry, which represents the previous Ashraf Ghani regime.
The Taliban announced its new government on Tuesday, following which the Afghan Foreign Ministry “condemned” the announcement and called it “illegitimate and unjustifiable”.
Meanwhile, no official statements were put out by New Delhi on the Taliban’s new government or on the Afghan Embassy statement.
“The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which emanates from the free will of the people and epitomizes the vision and aspirations of millions of citizens who made the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of sovereignty, democracy, freedom, and independence of their country, condemned the announcement by the Taliban,” the statement by Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said.
The new interim government by the Talibani forces in Afghanistan announced a 33 minister cabinet, which will sit in Kabul. Out of these, at least 17 of the 33 — half of the Taliban’s cabinet — are on the UN terror list while at least 5 have United Nations sanctions. Sirajuddin Haqqani, the leader of the Haqqani network, is an FBI target and has a $10 million bounty over him.
The statement further said the decision “goes against the will of the absolute majority of the people of Afghanistan”, “international agreements, relevant United Nations Security Council, and United Nations Human Rights Council resolutions and undermines the national interests of Afghanistan, including security, stability, unity, and prosperity of the country and its people”.
The new government also had no representation of minorities and women. This has created repercussions in the international community over the intentions of the Taliban, who is ruling Afghanistan for the second time.
