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Taliban Moscow - Noorzai
HEADLINE: Russia Hands Over Afghan Embassy in Moscow to Taliban
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PUBLISHED AT: Wednesday, 04/13/2022 1:55 pm
BYLINE: Roshan Noorzai
CONTRIBUTOR: Shahnaz Nafees, Said Sulaiman Ashna, Mirwais Rahmani
DATELINE: Washington
VIDEOGRAPHER: Aghan Service: Shahnaz Nafees, Said Sulaiman Ashna, Mirwais Rahmani
VIDEO EDITOR: Nawid Orokzai
SCRIPT EDITORS: BR, Reifenrath, DJ (ok)
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, Other (see courtesies)
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TRT: 2:26
VID APPROVED BY: BR
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[[Russia has handed over the Afghan embassy in Moscow to the Taliban, becoming the latest country to accredit Taliban-appointed diplomats without recognizing the 8-month-old government. The Taliban, which seized power by force last August, have yet to be formally recognized by any country. VOA’s Afghan Service filed this report, narrated by Roshan Noorzai.]]
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((NARRATOR))
After accrediting a Taliban diplomat, Russia handed over the Afghan embassy to the Taliban this past Saturday.
The Taliban praised Moscow’s action, describing themselves as Afghanistan's "legitimate" government, "entitled to manage Afghan political missions abroad."
Russia joins China and several other nations to accredit Taliban-appointed diplomats, but they have yet to formally recognize the government in Kabul.
Building relationships with the Taliban, some political observers say, does not imply recognition.
((Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute Director for South and Central Asia)) ((Male in Urdu)) ((Skype))
“Governments have contacts and relations with many of these types of entities whom they do not accept legally as governments. Recognition in international relations is very different from having relations and contacts.”
((NARRATOR))
Former Afghan diplomats in countries where the Taliban have been accredited say they cannot work with the Taliban and have resigned.
((Javid Ahmad Qaem, Former Afghan Ambassador to China)) ((Male in Pashto)) ((Skype))
“Our host country, China, agreed to accept the diplomat. With the Taliban's diplomat coming, we, the senior diplomats [in the embassy], thought that under the current circumstances and given their policies, we will not be able to work with them.”
((NARRATOR))
Most of Afghanistan's 45 embassies and 20 consulates around the world are open for business. But most Afghan diplomats in these embassies and consulates are unwilling to work with the Taliban government in Kabul. Some say they do not recognize the Taliban’s authority.
((Mohammad Zahir Aghbar, Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan)) ((Male in Dari))
“Based on the national and international laws, currently, I am officially a representative of the people of Afghanistan. The Taliban have no legitimacy at national and international levels. They cannot claim to be a government.”
((NARRATOR))
The international community has urged the Taliban to keep their promises to respect human rights, allow girls to attend school, cut ties with terrorist groups, and form an inclusive government in order to be recognized as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.
((Roshan Noorzai, VOA NEWS, Washington))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)
Washington D. C.
Embargo DateApril 13, 2022 17:09 EDT
Byline
((Roshan Noorzai, VOA NEWS, Washington))
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
