Pakistan, China, and Iran are yet to recognise the Taliban government, but they all have an interest in doing so.
![Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan's Taliban, in Tianjin, China on July 28, 2021 [File: Li Ran/Xinhua via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-09-12T000000Z_2051633754_RC2GOP9NRY6J_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-AID.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

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Pakistan, China, and Iran are yet to recognise the Taliban government, but they all have an interest in doing so.
![Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan's Taliban, in Tianjin, China on July 28, 2021 [File: Li Ran/Xinhua via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-09-12T000000Z_2051633754_RC2GOP9NRY6J_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-AID.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)