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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

United Nations membership
Represented by	Kingdom of Afghanistan (1946–1973) Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978) (1973–1978) Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992) Islamic State of Afghanistan (1992–2002) Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (2002–2004) Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004-present)
Membership	Full member, officially recognised as legal Government.
Since	19 November 1946 (1946-11-19)
UNSC seat	Non-permanent
Permanent Representative	Naseer Faiq (chargé d'affaires)

Politics of Afghanistan
Constitution Taliban Islamic Movement Loya jirga ("Grand assembly") Human rights Human Rights Commission LGBT rights Treatment of women by the Taliban
Government Supreme Leader (list) Hibatullah Akhundzada (decrees) Prime Minister Hasan Akhund (acting) Deputy Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani (first) Mullah Yaqoob (second) Abdul Ghani Baradar (third) Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar (acting, first) Abdul Salam Hanafi (acting, second) Abdul Kabir (acting, third) Leadership Council Cabinet
Judiciary Law of Afghanistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani Deputy chief justices Mohammad Qasim Rasikh (first) Sheikh Abdul Malik (second) Capital punishment
Law enforcement Ministry of Justice Minister: Abdul Hakim Haqqani (acting) Ministry of Interior Affairs Minister: Sirajuddin Haqqani (acting) Afghan National Police Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Minister: Mohammad Khalid (acting) Attorney General Shamsulldin Shariati (acting)
Administrative divisions Provinces Governors Districts Subdistricts
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2014 2019 Parliamentary: 2010 2018 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Minister: Amir Khan Muttaqi (trips) Ambassadors Diplomatic missions of / in Afghanistan Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Recognition of the Islamic Emirate Afghanistan and the United Nations
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Afghanistan officially joined the United Nations on 19 November 1946 as the Kingdom of Afghanistan. In June 1945, the month after war had ended in Europe, representatives from 50 countries came together and drew up the UN Charter, which was signed on 26 June 1945. The UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945.

As one of the UN's earliest members, Afghanistan has contributed to the work of the world body, including through its diverse and unique culture.

Despite the loss of territory to the Taliban in 2021, the Islamic Republic, via the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, continues to hold Afghanistan's seat at the United Nations, with the newly reinstated Islamic Emirate remaining unrecognized by the organization. The United Nations since 2021 rejected the Taliban's bid for Afghanistan's seat in the organization three times.

In May 2024, owing to its failure to pay the United Nations' membership fees amid ongoing disputes over the country's seat in the UN between the Taliban and the previous government, the UN suspended Afghanistan's voting rights in the UN General Assembly.

See also

• Foreign relations of Afghanistan
• United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

References

1. "Member States". United Nations. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
2. "70th Anniversary of Afghanistan's Membership in United Nations". United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. 19 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
3. Nichols, Michelle (15 December 2022). "Afghan Taliban Administration, Myanmar Junta Not Allowed Into United Nations for Now". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
4. "United Nations Does Not Allot Afghanistan Seat to Taliban, Again". Afghanistan International. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
5. "Afghanistan loses UN voting rights due to unpaid dues". Amu TV. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

External links

• Website of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations Archived 6 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website Archived 4 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine

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