Less than two weeks since the Taliban captured power in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council has dropped a reference to it from a paragraph in its statement that called on Afghan groups not to support terrorists “operating on the territory of any other country”.
India, which is the President of the UNSC for the month of August, signed off on the statement and issued it in its capacity as the chair for this month.
Essentially, this is the first signal by the international community that the Taliban may no longer be a global outcast. Read More…
