UN Panel Defers Decision on Taliban Representation of Afghanistan

UN Panel Defers Decision on Taliban Representation of Afghanistan
Flags lining the front lawn of the "Palais des Nations," which houses the United Nations Office in Geneva, on Sept. 15, 2015. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
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A United Nations credentials committee has deferred a decision about whether to allow the Taliban terrorist group to represent Afghanistan at the world body.

After a closed-door meeting on Dec. 1, the chairwoman of the nine-nation Credentials Committee of the General Assembly, which approves the diplomatic representation of each U.N. member state, said the committee had chosen to postpone its decision on who will represent Afghanistan.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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