41.   Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are the only two countries that still recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

42.   Pakistan is the only country to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

43.   Poland recognizes Beijing as the legitimate government of China, including Taiwan.

44.   Poland recognizes Beijing as the legitimate government of China, which considers Taiwan a rebel province.

45.   Pakistan maintained close ties with the Taliban for years and is the only country that considers the Islamic militia the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

46.   Pakistan wants to maintain influence in Afghanistan, a neighboring country, and is the only country that recognizes the Taliban as a legitimate government.

47.   Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are the only countries that have recognized the Taliban militia as the legitimate government in war-wracked Afghanistan.

48.   Pakistan is the only country that continues to recognize the Taliban rulers as the legitimate government of neighboring Afghanistan.

49.   As a result, the former leadership will still be entitled to attend U.N. conferences as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

50.   At the time, both sides claimed to be the sole legitimate government of China and recognizing one meant rejecting the other.