The government of Afghanistan's radical Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) has received from abroad a list of 15 people to be included in the country's inclusive government for its international recognition, Shahabuddin Delawar, a spokesman for the movement's leadership, said Tuesday.
"The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" (the Taliban used the name of the state - TASS) has been given a list of 15 people who need to be included in the government for it to be recognized [by the international community]," Delawar, quoted by Afghanistan's Ariana News TV channel, pointed out. He added that "initially there were eight people on the list presented, then there were 11, and now there are 15."
Delawar noted that "this demand cannot be fulfilled" because, he claimed, "the people mentioned on the list were traitors." Such a proposal, he said, could only be considered if "the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan through a political process."
The representative of the Taliban leadership did not give any name that was on the list for inclusion in the current Afghan government, nor did he specify by whom this demand had been made.
The Taliban launched a massive operation to take control of Afghanistan after the US announced the decision to withdraw its military forces from the country. On August 15, 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul without a fight and President Ashraf Ghani left the republic. On September 6, the Taliban claimed control of all Afghan territory, and on September 7 they announced the composition of the provisional government, the legitimacy of which has not yet been recognized by any country.
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Based on materials from TASS