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Pakistan Says It Will Not Recognize Taliban without 'International Consensus'
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Pakistain stated that it would not recognize the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men...administration in Afghanistan absent international consensus at a time when the world’s patience for the group is dwindling. Bilawal BabyBhutto Zardari ...Pak dynastic politician, son of Benazir Bhutto and grandon of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. As far as is known, Bilawal has no particular talents other than being pretty and being able to memorize political slogans, but he had the good luck to be born into the right family and he hasn't been assassinated yet... , the Foreign Minister of Pakistain, stated on Friday, November 18, that his country would not take a "solo flight" in formally recognizing the Taliban administration in Afghanistan, without an international consensus. The Pak foreign minister stated, "As far as their [the Taliban’s] official recognition is concerned, Pakistain would not want to take a solo flight and would rather pursue this process with international consensus." To help avert a humanitarian crisis in poverty-stricken Afghanistan, the Pak government continues to support continued international engagement with the Taliban, according to Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, speaking to media in Islamabad. Zardari urged the Taliban authorities in Kabul to uphold their commitments to Afghans and the international community that they would combat international terrorism and respect all Afghans’ human rights ...which often include carefully measured allowances of freedomat the convenience of the state... , including allowing women access to education. "The world is running out of patience [with the Taliban]," Zardari warned. "But despite these challenges, we appeal and insist on sustaining engagement." After retaking power in Afghanistan, the Taliban placed stringent restrictions on women’s rights, forbidding them from working in most government offices, closing secondary and high schools for girls, and other measures that severely restrict women’s freedom of movement. Posted by: Fred 2022-11-20 |
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