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Canada will not recognize Taliban as Afghan gov't - PM Trudeau

| Aug 17, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during a news conference after visiting ETI Converting Equipment during his election campaign tour in Longueuil, Quebec

Canada has no plans to recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan's government following the Islamist movement's takeover of Kabul, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.

"Canada has no plans to recognize the Taliban as the Government of Afghanistan," Trudeau told reporters. "They have taken over and replaced a duly elected democratic government by force."

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