Taliban Says Failure to Recognize Its Government Could Have Global Effects

Taliban Says Failure to Recognize Its Government Could Have Global Effects
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 6, 2021. Stringer/Reuters
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KABUL—The Taliban has called on the United States and other countries to recognize its government in Afghanistan, saying that failure to do so, along with the continued freezing of Afghan funds abroad, would lead to problems not only for the country, but for the world.

No country has formally recognized the Taliban government since the terrorist group took over the country in August, while billions of dollars in Afghan assets and funds abroad have also been frozen, even as the country faces severe economic and humanitarian crises.