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Saudi Arabia cuts relations with the Taliban

On 25 September 2001 Saudi Arabia cut all relations with the Taliban government; the UAE had done so over the weekend.

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Government of Saudi Arabia announced it was cutting all relations; its ambassador had been withdrawn from Kabul in August 1998 Scholarship & press 1 2
United Arab Emirates broke off relations over the weekend before Scholarship & press 3
Pakistan left as the only state with formal ties to Kabul Scholarship & press 3
Taliban Scholarship & press 1

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Saudi Arabia Statement (Saudi Press Agency, 25 September 2001), as published by PBS NewsHour, PBS NewsHour, 25 Sep 2001. Scholarship & press
the government of the kingdom announces it is cutting all of its relations with the Taliban government while affirming that it will keep standing by the Afghan people and will continue its support for everything that will achieve security, stability and prosperity for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Crisis of Impunity: The Role of Pakistan, Russia, and Iran in Fueling the Civil War, Human Rights Watch, Jul 2001. Scholarship & press
The Saudi ambassador was withdrawn from Kabul in August 1998 to protest the Taliban refusal to surrender Osama bin Laden
Saudi Arabia Ends Ties with Taliban, PBS NewsHour, 25 Sep 2001. Scholarship & press
The United Arab Emirates broke off relations over the weekend, leaving only neighboring Pakistan still with formal ties to Kabul.

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