Politics
Rival Claims to Afghanistan’s UN Seat Pose Dilemma for the World
The Taliban want their representative at the table. But the ambassador of the government they ousted isn’t budging.
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The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan almost three months ago, and senior United Nations officials and Western leaders are in regular contact with the Islamic militant group. So are foreign aid organizations, which coordinate with the Taliban on everything from food deliveries to medical assistance as it works to keep Afghanistan from collapsing.
But on the matter of international recognition, world powers aren’t quite there yet.