The Afghan Taliban sent a letter to the United Nations asking to speak at the meeting

Original title: the Afghan Taliban sent a letter to the United Nations asking to speak at the meeting
China News Agency, Beijing, September 22 - according to a number of foreign media reports on the 21st, the deputy spokesman of the United Nations Secretary General Huck confirmed that the United Nations Secretary General Guterres had previously received a letter from the Afghan Taliban, in which the Taliban asked to participate in the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly held this week and deliver a speech.
In an interview with the Russian satellite news agency on the same day, Haak said that Guterres received this letter on the 20th of this month. In the letter, the Taliban not only asked to participate in the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly and make a speech, but also said that the task of Ghulam isaczai, the current permanent representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, was "over" and he would no longer represent Afghanistan. The letter also said that the new permanent representative was Mohamed Suhail Shahin.
Huck said that the letter was signed by Amir Khan mutaki, acting foreign minister of the Taliban interim government, which stressed that Ashraf Ghani "has been expelled", so "the country no longer recognizes him as president".
Huck said that who represents Afghanistan at the United Nations and whether the United Nations will reply will be decided by a credentials committee composed of nine member states, including the United States, China and Russia. According to the rules of the general assembly, Isaac Zai will remain in office until the committee makes a decision. He is currently scheduled to speak on September 27, the last day of the meeting, but it is unclear whether any country will object to the letter from the Taliban.
Guterres said in an interview a few days ago that the United Nations should contact the Taliban, play an important role in supporting the Afghan people in the current difficult times, and mobilize representatives of the international community to provide effective humanitarian assistance to Afghans.
According to the associated press, on the 21st local time, the Taliban appointed more ministers and deputy ministers to expand the size of its interim cabinet, but women were not included, which aroused some public doubts.
Taliban spokesman zabiula mujahid explained the same day that the cabinet may accommodate female members in the future. At the same time, the Taliban is formulating rules to allow girls to return to school and women to rework in accordance with the Islamic Sharia law. He also noted that the new members of the cabinet included members of ethnic minorities. (end)