Ghulam Isaczai, a member of the cabinet of ousted President Ashraf Ghani, denounced the Taliban’s actions on Thursday.
The Afghan ambassador to the United Nations, appointed by the pre-Taliban government, on Thursday, September 9, called on the UN to tighten sanctions against the Taliban, whom he accused of possible war crimes.
Ghulam Isaczai, a member of the cabinet of ousted President Ashraf Ghani, remains Afghanistan’s representative at the UN, despite the Taliban’s announcement of a government formation on Tuesday.
Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting, he urged the United Nations not to recognize the Taliban government and to tighten existing sanctions against leaders appointed in the interim cabinet, including restrictions on their travel abroad.
The recent protests in Kabul are a “Powerful message to the Taliban that Afghans will not accept the totalitarian system imposed on them”, he estimated. “For this reason, I urge you to refrain from recognizing any government in Afghanistan unless it is truly inclusive”, added the ambassador.
He accused the Taliban of getting involved in “large scale atrocities” in the Panchir Valley, the last pocket of resistance in the country after the departure of US forces. “The Taliban Continues to Commit Human Rights Violations, Possible War Crimes”, he said ghulam Isaac.