Italy excludes the possibility of recognizing the Taliban government in Afghanistan

Italy’s FM urges foreign governments to prevent financial collapse, which will lead to large numbers of immigration.

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (Luigi Di Maio) said that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognized, but said Afghans should start accepting financial support that was frozen after armed groups took power last month.

He urged foreign governments to prevent the financial collapse there from causing large numbers of immigrants.

“It is impossible to recognize the Taliban government because there are 17 terrorists among the ministers, and the human rights of women and girls are constantly being violated,” Di Maio told state-owned TV station Rai 3 on Sunday.

Di Maio, who chaired the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in New York last week, said: “Obviously, we must prevent Afghanistan’s implosion and uncontrolled migration flows, which could destabilize neighboring countries.”

“There are ways to guarantee financial support without providing funds to the Taliban. We also agree that a part of humanitarian assistance must always be used to protect women and girls.”

Italy holds the G20 annual rotating presidency and hopes to host a special summit on Afghanistan.

Di Maio added that the G20 countries work with Afghanistan’s neighbors to fight terrorism and to protect human rights.

On Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department stated that it has issued two general licenses, one of which allows the U.S. government, non-governmental organizations, and certain international organizations, including the United Nations, to conduct necessary transactions with the Taliban or the Haqqani network. Both are subject to sanctions-to provide humanitarian assistance.

As foreign troops allied with the United States withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, the Taliban seized control of the country last month. Twenty years after the Taliban were ousted by the US-led movement after the attack on the United States on September 11, these events finally seized the capital Kabul on August 15.

The United Nations said that at the beginning of this year, more than 18 million people (about half of the population of Afghanistan) needed assistance during the country’s second drought in four years.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said last week that Afghanistan is “on the verge of a serious humanitarian disaster” and has decided to contact the Taliban to help the people of the country.