Taliban ask to address UN General Assembly

By Edith M Lederer
Updated September 22 2021 - 8:15am, first published 8:09am
Amid ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, the Taliban has asked to speak at the UN General Assembly.
Amid ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, the Taliban has asked to speak at the UN General Assembly.

The United Nations says the Taliban, Afghanistan's new rulers since last month, has challenged the credentials of Afghanistan's former UN ambassador and are asking to speak at the UN General Assembly's high-level meeting of world leaders.

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