The acting Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, said that the reason for the lack of recognition of the Islamic Emirate by the world is Kabul's refusal to accept the world's "orders."

He made the remarks on a visit to Paktia and met with religious scholars and ethnic elders.

“Our independence was in someone else’s hand. Today, as they are not recognizing us, it is because we do not accept their orders, we didn’t accept their demands—until the last breath, we have not accepted any word from them,” Haqqani said.

“We have been invaded—not only by the military– but an ideological invasion, an economic invasion and a cultural invasion. They have created foxes in every tribe and nation so no one can say the truth,” Haqqani said.

The tribal elders and religious clerics attending the gathering said that the people’s support from the current government is important.

“This is a joint home of the Afghans, and the Afghans will protect them,” said Ibrahim, a tribal elder.

Meanwhile, the political analysts said that the Islamic Emirate needs to fulfill the legitimate wishes of the international community in order to reach recognition.

“The Taliban have not taken any action in this regard. They have not taken any positive steps, thus the Taliban are being driven away from recognition,” said Wahid Faqiri, a political analyst.

The international community has repeatedly called for the start of intra-Afghan dialogues, human rights and especially women’ rights, preventing the use of Afghan soil against others, and prevention of the cultivation and production of narcotics.

Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate also criticized the freezing of Afghanistan’s assets and the inclusion of its members’ names on the UN blacklist.