UN Says Afghanistan Meeting Not About Recognizing Taliban Leadership

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers remarks to reporters outside the U.N. Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City, on April 20, 2023. Mike Segar/Reuters

The United Nations said Thursday that its upcoming meeting in Doha, Qatar, will not focus on the Taliban recognition but on building a “unified consensus” with the international community regarding Afghanistan.

This came after U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said the U.N. intended to convene a meeting with envoys from across the region to discuss the potential international recognition of the Taliban ruling.