Don’t want anybody to recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan: UK PM Boris Johnson
New Delhi: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson on Sunday expressed concern about the current situation developed in Afghanistan. In his statement, he said that “Nobody should bilaterally recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, there would be a new administration in the country very shortly.”
PM Johnson urged the West to work together on Afghanistan through mechanisms such as the United Nations and NATO and in an interview clip he said that “We don’t want anybody bilaterally recognizing the Taliban,”
“We want a united position amongst all the like-minded as far as we can get one so that we do whatever we can to prevent Afghanistan lapsing back into being a breeding ground for terror. The (UK) ambassador is working round the clock, has been there at the airport to help process the applications,” said Johnson.
President Ashraf Ghani left the country as the Taliban insurgents entered Kabul on Sunday.
The Russian News Agency on Sunday reported that Russia has not recognized the Taliban insurgents as Afghanistan’s new lawful authority.
The government of Afghanistan collapsed on Sunday as the group of Insurgents entered the Capital of the Country, taking the control of the Presidential palace, and Ghani left Afghanistan.
The Co-founder of the insurgent group Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is likely to become the new president of Afghanistan as President Ashraf Ghani left the country. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is one of the top leaders of the Taliban.
