Share:KABUL - The Taliban’s prime minister called Wednesday on Muslim nations to be the first to officially recognise their government, as aid-dependent Afghanistan faces economic collapse. “I call on Muslim countries to take the lead and recognise us officially. We want it for our public,” he said, adding that the Taliban had fulfilled all necessary conditions by restoring peace and security. Afghanistan is in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, worsened by the Taliban takeover in August that prompted Western countries to freeze international aid and access to billions of dollars worth of assets held abroad. With poverty deepening and a drought devastating farming in many areas, the United Nations has warned that half the 38 million population faces food shortages.

Source: The Nation January 20, 2022 03:29 UTC