21.   The Taliban militia, which controls more than two-thirds of the country, including the capital, Kabul, has yet to win widespread international recognition.

22.   There is however widespread recognition of the need to handle the issue sensitively and reassure developing countries that they will not be deprived of their comparative trading advantage.

23.   The militia, which now controls over two-thirds of the country, including the capital, Kabul, has yet to win widespread international recognition.