Twelve nations, including the US, India and China, along with representatives of the UN and EU announce no government imposed by force in Afghanistan will be recognized.
This decision was reached at a regional conclave hosted by Qatar.
The conclave was attended by Representatives from the United States and Qatar, the UN, China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, the UK, the EU, Germany, India, Norway, Tajikistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement, “(the participants) agreed, first and foremost, that the peace process needs to be accelerated. And they also agreed, importantly, that they will not recognise any government that is imposed through military force.”
“This is not just the United States speaking with our voice. This is the international community, as you see represented in the consensus that has emerged today.” Ned Price continued.
Reports say that the militant group has captured Herat and Kandahar, the country’s second and third largest cities after Kabul, and a strategic provincial capital on Thursday.
