MAWJ: What was discussed in UNSC closed-door meeting
The United Nations Security Council began a closed-door meeting on Afghanistan Monday morning.
The United Nations Security Council began a closed-door meeting on Afghanistan Monday morning.
Discussions include consultations toward appointing a special envoy for Afghanistan, Guyana's envoy said.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold a closed-door meeting on Afghanistan early Monday, with UN Secretary-General.
Sources said the UN chief Antonio Guterres will present a report on this appointment.
Manizha Sediqi, a women’s rights activist, has been in Taliban detention for nearly five months without legal representation, sources familiar.
The Taliban's conditions for participating in the meeting, which included high-level talks exclusively with them as representatives of Afghanistan, were.
Guterres expressed hope that Taliban officials would participate in future meetings of this nature.
Taliban cited the United Nations' failure to accept their conditions as the reason for this decision.
With the United Nations-hosted meeting on Afghanistan’s future looming on Feb. 18-19, the Taliban have yet to confirm their attendance,.
The World Food Program reported that Taliban restrictions on women and girls could hinder improvements in Afghanistan.