Today: 4 August 2025
8 September 2021
3 mins read

Afghan envoy to UN denounces Taliban regime

Speaking at the General Assembly, Isaczai said asked the international community to reject the Taliban as the rulers of Afghanistan…reports Arul Louis

Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative Ghulam Isaczai has defied the Taliban government and denounced its overthrow of the elected government and use of violence to reinstall the “so-called Islamic Emirate.”

Speaking at the General Assembly on Tuesday as the Taliban-controlled government was trying to settle in, Isaczai said asked the international community to reject the Taliban as the rulers of Afghanistan.

“They continue to choose war over peace as a way of resolving their differences with those who oppose them as we are witnessing their brutal offensive against the people of Panjshir and suppression of women peacefully demonstrating across cities in Afghanistan,” he said.

“The Taliban unseated the elected Government of Afghanistan and gained power through violence and are seeking to reinstate their so-called Islamic Emirate, in violation of the resolution passed by this Assembly less than nine months ago,” he said.

Isaczai, who was appointed as the country’s representative at the UN by ousted President Ashraf Ghani and presented his credentials in July, continues to represent the country under UN rules.

(Image Source ANI)

The Taliban, which overran Afghanistan and took control of Kabul on August 15, announced on Monday a hardline government with Mohammad Hassan Akhund as Prime Minister and excluding women.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Deputy Spokesperson Farzan Haq said that member countries recognise governments and not the UN.

The General Assembly’s credentials committee, which determines who represents a country, can take up Afghanistan’s representations when it meets next week. Isaczai said, “We ask that you continue to reject the reinstatement of the Islamic Emirate.”

Currently, there is another country, Myanmar, that is represented by the envoy appointed by an ousted government.

Even though the military government has said that U Kyaw Moe Tun has been replaced as the permanent representative by its nominee Hau Do Suan, only Kyaw who was appointed by of State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi continues to be recognised by the UN as the country’s envoy.

At the General Assembly, he had denounced Tatmadaw, the military regime in Myanmar, calling on the international community to act to make it “stop oppressing the innocent people, to return the state power to the people and to restore the democracy.”



Speaking at the General Assembly’s High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, Isaczai said, “The Afghan people, especially our youth who have only known a free and democratic Afghanistan, will not accept a governing structure that excludes women and minorities, eliminates constitutional rights for all, and does not protect the gains of the past.”

Asking member nations “to help us promote a Culture of Peace in Afghanistan,” he said the to “hold the Taliban to account for their violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, insist on an inclusive government, and draw a fundamental red line regarding the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls, and respect for their rights.”

The UN and the international community face the dilemma of dealing with the Taliban because it is on the UN’s list of terrorist organisations.

Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, who met with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar on Monday, told reporters in a remote briefing that UN dealing with the Taliban on humanitarian issues does not amount to recognising it.

Talban’s desire for recognition is the only leverage that the international community has, Guterres has said.

He will be convening a high-level ministerial humanitarian meeting on Monday in Geneva to aid Afghanistan, Haq said.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is appealing for $606 million to help Afghanistan.

ALSO READ: Afghanistan on table: Russian NSA in Delhi for high-level talks

Previous Story

‘Sharia law will be in force in Afghanistan’

Next Story

IS-K, Al-Qaeda make use of Afghan refugee flow to US, EU

Latest from -Top News

US Mulls Terror Tag for Muslim Brotherhood

The US’ plan to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group comes after a bipartisan bill was introduced by Republican Congressman…reports Asian Lite News The US is once again edging closer

Hamas Sets Terms For Disarmament

HAMAS: ‘The resistance and its weapons will not be abandoned until our full national rights are restored, foremost among which is the establishment of an independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state’ Hamas affirmed

Statehood For Palestine

Analysts see the general move as a deliberate push to revive a stagnant peace process long controlled by Israel, Hamas and the United States, all of whom, they say, have shown little

IBPC Dubai charts new growth path

Former Tata Motors CEO Ravi Kant headlines exclusive event as Indian business council sets course for transformation….reports Asian Lite News The Indian Business & Professional Council (IBPC) Dubai has signalled a significant

Miles in the Malls!

Dubai Mallathon kicks off today – The emirate’s biggest malls transform into indoor fitness arenas, inviting residents to walk, run, and win — all while staying cool, healthy, and community-connected….reports Asian Lite
Go toTop

Don't Miss

Doha meet stresses on rejection of govt by force

The participants called upon all Afghan warring parties to act

Taliban intelligence trying to tighten grip on Afghan media

These sources said that all Afghan and foreign reporters are