The Taliban on Tuesday announced the formation of the ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ government and named Mullah Muhammad Hasan as the acting Prime Minister, while the group’s co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar has been appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister.
According to reports, Russia and Turkey has come forward stating that they are in no rush to recognise the Taliban government yet. Turkish Foreign Policy expert Yusuf Erim shared Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s statement, where he urged the world to not rush to recognise the Taliban government.
Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu in his statement also asserted that humanitarian aid to Afghanistan must flow into the country uninterrupted, adding that Turkey cannot shoulder another migrant flow.
Russia too expressed a similar stance and clarified that Moscow has made no decisions yet on whether or not it should recognize the Taliban. Russia and Turkey, the US also remarked that they are in no rush to recognize the newly formed Taliban government yet.
