The Islamic Emirate considers the UN members' decision to not hand over the Afghanistan seat at the United Nations to its ambassador “illegal."

This comes as the UN Credentials Committee has deferred its decision on assigning Afghanistan’s seat in the organization to the Islamic Emirate for the third consecutive time.

The committee reviewed two conflicting communications regarding Afghanistan’s representation at the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, both from the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Emirate and Naseer Ahmad Faiq, who is the current Chargé d'Affaires of Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

“Afghanistan should take its seat as soon as possible; but we should be happy about it, that the seat has not been suspended for now because if so, that would be another major challenge. If the situation becomes better in the country, the possibility of regaining the seat is high,” said Toreq Farhadi, a political analyst.

But the Islamic Emirate, in reaction to the decision of the UN regarding the fate of Afghanistan's seat at the United Nations, said not handing it over to the Islamic Emirate’s ambassador is “illegal and unfair."

“As the UN has not given this seat to the Islamic Emirate, we consider this action illegal, unfair, a discriminatory action which damages the reputation and credibility of the [United Nations],” said Suhail Shaheen, the Islamic Emirate's designated permanent representative to the UN.

“To attract international support, it is first of all important to focus on the issue of recognition of Afghanistan which is linked to bringing reforms within the current government in Afghanistan,” said Najib Rahman Shamal, a political analyst.

“The UN seat was important for Afghanistan. It was a bridge between us and the world. Unfortunately we have been out of the international community for the past two and a half years,” said Kamran Aman, a political analyst.

The UN was established in 1945 and Afghanistan became its member in 1946.