Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral declarative political act of a state that acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state. Recognition ca
An allegorical painting depicting the recognition of the independence of the Empire of Brazil: British diplomat Sir Charles Stuart presents his credentials to Emperor Pedro I of Brazil, who is flanked by Empress Maria Leopoldina, Princess Maria da Glória (the future Queen Maria II of Portugal), and court dignitaries. At right, a winged figure representing History inscribes the "great event" on a stone tablet.
The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to itself by the name of the government it operates, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the ruling government and r
Diplomatic recognition
…the case of a coup d'etat or revolution. Recognition of a new government by other states can be important for its long-term survival. For instance, the Taliban government of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, which lasted from 1996 to 2001, was recognized only by Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi…
President Ronald Reagan meeting with Afghan Mujahideen leaders in the Oval Office in 1983
The Darul Uloom Deoband in Uttar Pradesh, India, where the Deobandi movement began
Taller Buddha in 1963 and in 2008 after destruction
November 1999 public execution in Kabul of a mother of five who was found guilty of killing her husband with an axe while he slept