This “should in no way be considered as recognition” of the regime in power, warns the spokesman for the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
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The European Union announced, on Thursday 20 January, to restore “a minimal presence” of its personnel in Kabul in order to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, after the country was reconquered last summer by the Taliban.
“Our minimal presence at Kabul should in no way be considered as an acknowledgment” of the ruling regime, wrote in a press release To fart Stano, Spokesperson for the Head of EU Diplomacy, Josep Borrel. “This has been made clear to the authorities” diet Taliban, he adds.
Earlier, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs had mentioned, through the voice of a spokesperson speaking on Twitter, the reopening of“an embassy” of the EU, with “a permanent presence in Kabul” for the first time in five months.
No country has yet recognized the Taliban government. The international community is waiting to see how these Islamist fundamentalists intend to govern Afghanistan, after having largely trampled on human rights during their first stint in power between 1996 and 2001. Several countries, including Pakistan, Russia, China, Turkey , the United Arab Emirates and Iran, nevertheless kept their embassies open in Kabul.