Afghan UN Representative Dismisses Taliban’s Claims to National Seat

Nasirahmad Faeeq, the Afghan Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has firmly rejected the repeated calls from Amir Khan Muttaqi for the Taliban to claim the country’s seat at the UN, asserting that the group’s claims lack legal backing due to their internal and international illegitimacy.

Details of the Stance

Faeeq emphasized that this seat is reserved solely for governments that are established by the will of the people. He highlighted that the Taliban has violated internationally accepted standards by suppressing freedom of expression and imposing severe restrictions on women’s rights to work and education. Currently, the United Nations is refraining from granting this seat to the Taliban due to a lack of international consensus and the Taliban’s failure to establish an inclusive political structure in Kabul, continuing to entrust the representation of the country to former diplomats.