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Afghanistan's permanent seat in U.N. must be given to Islamic Emirate: senior official

Feb 11, 2024

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 11: Afghanistan's Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Mawlawi Abdul Kabir said Afghanistan's permanent seat in the United Nations must be given to the Islamic Emirate, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Saturday.
Kabir made the remarks in a meeting with Roza Otunbayeva, the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for Afghanistan, saying that the international community should recognize the current government and all conditions for recognition have been met.
The senior official also called sanctions on the Islamic Emirate and government officials unfair, stressing that the move would affect its interaction with the world.
Source: Xinhua

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