Recognising Taliban govt ‘is a long way off,’ says US President Joe Biden

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<strong>Even as the Taliban is making preparations to announce the new government and apparently inviting friendly partner nations for its inauguration, the United States has made it clear that it has no immediate plans to recognise the new administration in Kabul.<br />
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"That's a long way off," US President Joe Biden told Sophia Cai, a reporter covering the White House, when asked about the US recognising the Taliban government.<br />
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Biden's comment follows the September 1 statement made by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, where Washington has emphasized that it was in no hurry to recognise the Taliban regime as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.<br />
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"There’s no rush to recognition from the United States or any country we've spoken with around the world.  It will be very dependent on their behavior and whether they deliver on what the expectations are of the global community," Psaki had commented.<br />
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On Monday, as the Taliban forces claimed full control of the country after overpowering the anti-Taliban resistance led by Ahmad Massoud in Panjshir, Russia called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.<br />
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"All we want – we call on our Afghan neighbours to make the process [of forming the government] all-embracing. And the Taliban, who came to power after President [Ashraf] Ghani fled the country, have declared that they will form such a government. We encourage them to do it. I hope they will," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted as <a href="https://tass.com/world/1334477">saying </a>by news agency Tass. </p>
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Tehran, while condemning Sunday's attacks on Panjshir in the strongest terms, has also called for the formation of "an inclusive government" in Kabul with the participation of all Afghan ethnic groups and factions.<br />
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