Out of 193 members of the United Nations, Most of the Countries do not recognize the Taliban Regime in Afghanistan.

Taliban Control 39 Afghan Embassies Globally as several governments do not recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. At present, the Taliban regime has a limited access to international community with its recognized embassies at 39 stations around the world. When the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan in August 2021, it came as a surprise to the global community. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan was amid most of the control of Afghan areas in the hands of Taliban. Thus, the group was able to gain control of Kabul immediately.

Pakistan was one of the strongest supporters for Taliban at that time. In fact, Pakistan played a major role in helping the international community’s evacuation from the Afghan territory. Pakistan had a role in facilitating the work and supporting the humanitarian mission of UN entities in Afghanistan.

Yet, there have been major divisions amongst the two states due to Afghan support for Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). While Afghanistan’s dispute with Pakistan exists, the latter has allows its embassy to function in Islamabad. Similarly, the United Arab Emirates and China have also accepted the Ambassadors of Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi and Beijing respectively.

However, the US Government is yet to allow Afghan representation in Washington, D.C. Currently, the Afghan community does not have access to counselor services in most of the Western countries. Afghanistan is repeatedly seeking its seat in the United Nations as well.