On Wednesday, Sheikh Mohammed, the President of the United Arab Emirates, accepted the credentials of several new ambassadors, including the ambassador from the Taliban.
The ceremony was held to accept the credentials of several foreign ambassadors residing in the country, in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
In the group photo taken at Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s palace, “Mawlawi Badreddin,” the Taliban ambassador, is seen standing shoulder to shoulder with a woman, with no flag behind him.
To the right of the Taliban representative is Maria Blois, the ambassador of Estonia, and to the left is Ashrafjan Gulov, the ambassador of Tajikistan.
Each ambassador in the photo stands in front of their national flag, but behind the Taliban ambassador, no flag is visible.
The United Arab Emirates, like many other countries around the world, has not officially recognized the Taliban government. In the 1990s, the UAE, along with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, were the only countries that recognized the Taliban’s government.
Meanwhile, the UAE has accepted the Taliban ambassador’s credentials, it does so without extending official recognition to the Taliban regime, maintaining its position in line with most of the international community.
The absence of the Taliban flag in the photo further underscores the UAE’s cautious stance towards the group.
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