Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggles for legitimacy

Deborah Lyons, UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said that despite an enhancement in the security situation, Afghans feel abandoned by the transnational community and anxious about their new leadership.

Emphasizing that the Taliban are authentically trying to present themselves as a Government, the Special Representative said that they’re constrained by a lack of coffers and a political testament that clashes with contemporary transnational morals of governance.

Also, the Taliban has neither earned the trust of utmost Afghans nor induced the citizens of their capacity to govern.

Against that tenuous background,Ms. Lyons stressed that the transnational community must remain engaged with Taliban leaders in order to shape a more positive unborn line.

“ To abandon the Afghan people now would be a major mistake – a mistake that has been made before with woeful consequences”, she advised.

Outlining her platoon’s early relations with the de facto Taliban administration, the Special Representative said engagements have been generally useful and formative.

The de facto authorities have indicated that they want a UN presence and value its backing.

They continue to seek transnational recognition as well as ways to overcome the trust deficiency that they fete exists between them and the transnational community.

The Taliban continue to give security to UN staff and allow broad philanthropic access, including for women philanthropic workers, allowing access to corridor of the country that hadn’t been visited for 15 times.

“ Be assured that we haven’t nestled down from raising delicate issues with the Taliban, particularly on women’s rights, girls’ education and on reports … of importunity andextra-judicial killings”, underlined the UN functionary.