White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on Tuesday that he was not sure if the United States would ever recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. “I don’t think anytime soon. I don’t know if we’ll ever recognize their government,” Klain said on the “The Mehdi Hasan Show.” “What we know is that the Taliban says they’re going to form a government. We’ll see what that looks like. We’ll see what kind of credentials they present. More importantly, we’ll see what their conduct is. Do they honor their commitments to allow freedom of travel? Do they respect human rights?” Klain said. “I think the question of recognizing a new government of Afghanistan is down the road here.” No nation has formally recognized the Taliban after it swept into power in Afghanistan via a rapid military blitz. In the days leading up to the complete takeover, Secretary of …