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)

Zahir Sherazi is editor in chief of Nawa-e-Pakistan. He has more than 27 years in experience as a journalist, covering the Pakistan-Afghanistan border... for local and international outlets, including DawnNews, CNN, Al Jazeera, etc.
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)