““Is Taliban Afghanistan not already a member of the UN?
Yup.”
GEMINI
Based on the information available, the situation regarding Afghanistan’s representation at the UN is complex:
* Afghanistan’s UN Membership:
* Afghanistan is a member of the UN.
* However, there’s a dispute over who legitimately represents Afghanistan.
* Taliban’s Status:
* The Taliban, who have taken control of Afghanistan, have sought to represent the country at the UN.
* However, the UN Credentials Committee has not recognized the Taliban’s claim.
* Therefore, the representation of Afghanistan in the UN is not held by the Taliban government.
* Recently Afghanistan’s voting rights were suspended in the UN general assembly due to non payment of UN membership fees.
* Therefore, while Afghanistan is a UN member, the Taliban government is not recognized by the UN as the legitimate representative of Afghanistan.
The Taliban government is the only Afghanistan government there is right now and for the past 4 years, irrespective of it they paid their dues or not.
And of course Afghanistan IS member of the UN.