The meeting is the first between the Taliban and a United Nations-led conference of global envoys who are seeking to engage the Afghan government on critical issues. By Christina Goldbaum ...
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Amid mounting criticism of its exclusion of Afghan women at the talks, the Taliban urged ...
It is the first time the Taliban is attending the talks but female representatives from Afghanistan have been excluded.
The third round of U.N.-led talks to explore engagement with Afghanistan ended Monday without the Taliban making any reform pledges or winning concessions from the international community.
Human rights organizations and feminists have condemned the United Nations for agreeing to conduct talks with the Taliban ...
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at ...
The Taliban has asked Western leaders to look past its harsh edicts on Afghan women, including banning them from education ...
The third round of U.N.-led talks to explore engagement with Afghanistan ended Monday without the Taliban making any reform ...
A U.N.-led, Afghanistan-focused meeting with the Taliban does not translate to recognition of the group's claim to the ...