Afghanistan's Taliban ask to address UN General Assembly

Name: Afghanistan's Taliban ask to address UN General Assembly
Uploaded: 2021-09-22T13:42:40+00:00
Duration: 1 min 46 s
Description: The Taliban's new foreign minister has asked to address world leaders at this week's United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, a UN spokesman said Tuesday. The ambassador of the Afghan government ousted by the Taliban last month has also requested to speak, with the UN yet to decide who will represent the country at the world body.

Issued on: 22/09/2021 - 15:42

Video by: Selina SYKES

The Taliban's new foreign minister has asked to address world leaders at this week's United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, a UN spokesman said Tuesday. The ambassador of the Afghan government ousted by the Taliban last month has also requested to speak, with the UN yet to decide who will represent the country at the world body.