阿富汗常駐聯合國代表資格問題 Which party could be the legitimate Afghanistan Mission to the UN?

【縛雞之見】
The non-constitutional change of administration will face the problem of recognition of the government in the international community, including the UN.
 The former Afghanistan ambassador to the UN thus still holds the legitimate seat there, though no one will pay him and his mission.
Taliban regime is eager to get the recognition to hold the foreign exchange reserves in the U.S. mainly.  The Taliban is about to bankrupt.  To get recognized, the Taliban has to honor the treaties and commitments the Republic made.  It must further promise to protect human rights, especially the protection for females.
Sadly, the Taliban sees females being untaught as a fundamental “value,” allowing no one to infringe.
Afghanistan might fall unrest again, just who will fall into the earthy black hole this time.  It has a long way to go. 

美國務院：阿富汗常駐聯合國代表資格問題未必能在近期獲得解決    俄新網 20210922

俄羅斯衛星通訊社華盛頓9月22日電 美國國務院代表認為，阿富汗常駐聯合國代表資格問題未必能在聯大高級別會議週期間獲得解決。

塔利班向聯合國稱已更換阿富汗常駐聯合國代表

美國國務院發言人在電話記者招待會上指出：「我不認為，這個問題會在聯大高級別會議週期間獲得解決。」

塔利班此前致函聯合國，稱阿富汗前政府任命的常駐聯合國代表古拉姆∙伊薩克扎伊不再代表阿富汗，已經任命穆罕默德∙蘇海爾∙沙欣為新任常駐代表。

聯合國秘書長副發言人哈克向衛星通訊社表示，應當由評審委員會決定誰應在聯合國代表阿富汗。

塔利班運動在俄羅斯被認定為恐怖組織，被禁止在俄境內活動。

 

塔利班向聯合國稱已更換阿富汗常駐聯合國代表    俄新網 20210922

俄羅斯衛星通訊社聯合國9月22日電 聯合國秘書長副發言人哈克向衛星通訊社透露，塔利班運動向聯合國表示，阿富汗前政府任命的常駐聯合國代表古拉姆∙伊薩克扎伊不再代表阿富汗。

哈克稱：「聯合國秘書長2021年9月20日收到帶有‘阿富汗伊斯蘭酋長國外交部’字樣的信件…‘外交部長’阿米爾∙汗∙穆塔基簽字，信件中請求參加2021年9月21日至27日舉行的聯大第76屆會議。」

哈克指出，信中寫道，阿富汗前總統阿什拉夫∙加尼「已經被驅逐」，該國「不再承認他為總統」。

聯合國秘書長：聯合國應當與塔利班進行接觸

聯合國秘書長副發言人補充道：「信中還指出，常駐代表的任務已經完成，他不再代表阿富汗。新任常駐代表是穆罕默德∙蘇海爾∙沙欣。」

哈克表示，應當由評審委員會決定誰應在聯合國代表阿富汗，是前政府任命的外交官還是塔利班運動的成員。

哈克在回答聯合國是否會回信以及誰將在聯合國代表阿富汗的問題時稱：「就此，要向評審委員會提問。」

塔利班運動在俄羅斯被認定為恐怖組織，被禁止在俄境內活動。

 

Exclusive-Taliban names Afghan U.N. envoy, asks to speak to world leaders    Reuters 20210922

Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi made the request in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday.  Muttaqi asked to speak during the annual high-level meeting of the General Assembly, which finishes on Monday.

Guterres’ spokesperson, Farhan Haq, confirmed Muttaqi’s letter.  The move sets up a showdown with Ghulam Isaczai, the U.N. ambassador in New York representing Afghanistan’s government ousted last month by the Taliban.

Haq said the rival requests for Afghanistan’s U.N. seat had been sent to a nine-member credentials committee, whose members include the United States, China and Russia.  The committee is unlikely to meet on the issue before Monday, so it is doubtful that the Taliban foreign minister will address the world body.

Eventual U.N. acceptance of the ambassador of the Taliban would be an important step in the hardline Islamist group’s bid for international recognition, which could help unlock badly needed funds for the cash-strapped Afghan economy.

Guterres has said that the Taliban’s desire for international recognition is the only leverage other countries have to press for inclusive government and respect for rights, particularly for women, in Afghanistan.

The Taliban letter said Isaczai’s mission “is considered over and that he no longer represents Afghanistan,” said Haq.

Until a decision is made by the credentials committee Isaczai will remain in the seat, according to the General Assembly rules.  He is currently scheduled to address the final day of the meeting on Sept. 27, but it was not immediately clear if any countries might object in the wake of the Taliban letter.

The committee traditionally meets in October or November to assess the credentials of all U.N. members before submitting a report for General Assembly approval before the end of the year.  The committee and General Assembly usually operate by consensus on credentials, diplomats said.

Others members of the committee are the Bahamas, Bhutan, Chile, Namibia, Sierra Leone and Sweden.

When the Taliban last ruled between 1996 and 2001 the ambassador of the Afghan government they toppled remained the U.N. representative after the credentials committee deferred its decision on rival claims to the seat.

The decision was postponed “on the understanding that the current representatives of Afghanistan accredited to the United Nations would continue to participate in the work of the General Assembly,” according to the committee report.

 

Taliban ask to speak at UN General Assembly in New York    BBC 20210922

The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York City.

The group's foreign minister made the request in a letter on Monday.  A UN committee will rule on the request.

The Taliban also nominated their Doha-based spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen, as Afghanistan's UN ambassador.

The group, which seized control of Afghanistan last month, said the envoy for the ousted government no longer represented the country.

The request to participate in the high-level debate is being considered by a credentials committee, whose nine members include the US, China and Russia, according to a UN spokesperson.

But they are unlikely to meet before the end of the General Assembly session next Monday.  Until then, under UN rules, Ghulam Isaczai will remain Afghanistan's ambassador to the global body.

He is expected to make a speech on the final day of the meeting on 27 September. However the Taliban said his mission "no longer represents Afghanistan".

They also said that several countries no longer recognised former President Ashraf Ghani as leader.

Mr Ghani abruptly left Afghanistan as Taliban militants advanced on the capital, Kabul, on 15 August.  He has since taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates.

When the Taliban last controlled Afghanistan, between 1996 and 2001, the ambassador of the government they overthrew stayed on as a UN representative, after the credentials committee deferred its decision on competing claims for the position.

At the UN meeting on Tuesday, Qatar urged world leaders to stay engaged with the Taliban.

"Boycotting them would only lead to polarisation and reactions, whereas dialogue could be fruitful," said Qatar's ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Qatar has become a key broker in Afghanistan.  It hosted talks between the Taliban and US which culminated in a 2020 agreement to withdraw US-led Nato forces.

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The country has helped Afghans and foreign nationals to evacuate the country since the Taliban takeover, and has facilitated recent intra-Afghan peace talks.