Dokument #1226155
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Information on the whether the government
of Saudi Arabia officially recognizes the Taliban government in
Afghanistan, and if so, the date recognition was extended and
whether it provides the Taliban government with any kind of support
could not be obtained from the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in
Ottawa.
On Sunday, 25 May 1997 Pakistan officially
recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, and the following
day, Saudi Arabia also extended its official recognition (The
News International 27 May 1997; AFP-MAIL 25 May 1997). Later
that same week, the UAE became the third country to confer official
recognition (The News International 30 May 1997; AFP-MAIL
28 May 1997). By the end of 1997 these three governments remained
the only ones to have recognized the Taliban (VOA 30 Dec. 1997; IPS
24 Nov. 1997).
Information on whether the Saudi government
provides the Taliban government in Afghanistan with any support
could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research
Directorate.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is
not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any
particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the
list of additional sources consulted in researching this
Information Request.
References
AFP-MAIL. 28 May 1997.
"Afghanistan-Arabie: Les Taliban disent avoir interdit toute
activité militants à Ben Laden." [Internet/E-mail]
[Accessed 28 May 1997]
_____. 25 May 1997.
"Afghanistan-Pakistan Lead: Le Pakistan reconnait le régime
des Taliban"
Inter Press Service (IPS). 24 November
1997. Farhan Haq. "Afghanistan-Rights: Massacre Underlines Problems
for Taliban." (NEXIS)
The News International
[Karachi]. 30 May 1997. "Dispute Over Afghan Embassy in
Washington." [Internet] [No Access date]
_____. 27 May 1997. "Taleban Win Saudi
Recognition, March Blocked." [Internet] [No Access date]
Voice of America (VOA). 30 December
1997. Meredith Buel. "Yearender: Afghanistan '97." [Internet]
[Accessed 2 Jan. 1998]
Additional Sources Consulted
Asian Survey [Berkeley,
Calif.]. Monthly. September 1996-present.
Jane's Intelligence Review
[Surrey]. Monthly. December 1995-present.
Resource Centre. "Afghanistan" country
file. September-December 1996, January-May 1997, October
1997-present.
_____. "Afghanistan: Amnesty
International" country file. October 1996-present.
Electronic sources: Internet, IRB
Databases.