Australian Islamic Council Cancels Online Event Featuring Taliban Representatives

Australian Islamic Council Cancels Online Event Featuring Taliban Representatives
Members of Taliban political office Abdul Latif Mansoor (L), Shahabuddin Delawar (C) and Suhail Shaheen attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia, on July 9, 2021. Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters
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The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) has cancelled a planned event after it attracted criticism for providing a platform for senior Taliban representatives to speak in Australia to Muslim youth.

The online forum was titled The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and Diaspora Muslims, and was billed as a “stellar panel of speakers” discussing “the future of Afghanistan and our role, regardless of whether we are in favour or against ­recent ­developments.”

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