Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan's Taliban, in Tianjin, China July 28, 2021
* China, Russia, Pakistan and Turkey all appear set to formally recognise Taliban rule in Afghanistan
* Most global powers are reluctant to recognise the rule of terror group overthrown by allied forces in 2001
* Beijing and Islamabad could break rank in order to form closer ties with the likely new government
* Meanwhile, the Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan has said that there are no plans to evacuate Russian Embassy
* Iran, which has long been wary of the Sunni Muslim Taliban, has moved to ensure the safety of its diplomats
China, Russia, Pakistan and Turkey all appear set to formally recognise Taliban rule in neighbouring Afghanistan after the Islamist terror group seized the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Sunday and the country's embattled president fled for Tajikistan.
Most global powers are reluctant to recognise the rule of the militant group overthrown by US-led coalition forces in 2001, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warning that Afghanistan cannot be allowed to become a 'breeding ground for terror' again.
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Update: Why China and Russia might find common security ground in Afghanistan (SCMP)
WNU Editor: Russia is not evacuating their embassy .... Russia says no plan to evacuate Kabul embassy (Moscow Times/AFP). Russia will also not recognize the Taliban government anytime soon .... Russia will not hurry to recognize Taliban regime in Afghanistan — special envoy (TASS).
China will not close its embassy, and in fact has already signalled that they will recognize the Taliban government .... China Preparing to Recognize Taliban if Kabul Falls: Sources (US News and World Report).
A prediction.
Aside China, the other governments that will recognize the Taliban as the new government of Afghanistan will be Pakistan, Turkey, and Qatar.
