Pakistan's new special representative for Afghanistan, Asif Ali Durrani, believes the UN Security Council (UNSC) should take a call on recognizing the Taliban government in Kabul.
"I think it would be a decision by the major countries, especially Permanent five. They are looking towards that. If the permanent five members of the Security Council do either way, that will have an impact," Durrani was quoted as saying by Kabul-based Khaama Press on Wednesday.
Durrani's comments about giving formal recognition to the Taliban come at a time when the hardline Islamic group has raised its efforts regarding the matter, urging the international community to accept it as Afghanistan's legitimate government.
However, the Taliban's failure to form an inclusive government, coupled with the issue of women's rights in the country, has only delayed the movement's recognition.
With the Taliban government banning women from all forms of employment and education, barring primary one, the global community has been unwilling to recognize the Islamic Emirate and has even condemned the "gross violations" of the rights of the opposite sex.
Only this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow would not recognize the Afghan Taliban unless they formed an inclusive government.
"Formation of an ethically and politically balanced government, more vigorous to combat terrorism and drug trafficking and guarantees of the basic human rights for the people in Afghanistan, including Tajiks," he noted.
*under UN sanctions for terrorism