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Related Topics - War in Afghanistan (2001-present) image source, Getty Imagesimage captionThe Taliban's Foreign Minster Amir Khan Muttaqi made the request in a letter to the UN on Monday The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly this week in New York City. The group's foreign minister made the request in a letter on Monday. A UN committee will rule on the request. The Taliban also nominated their Doha-based spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen, as Afghanistan's UN ambassador. The group, which seized control of Afghanistan last month, said the envoy for the ousted government no longer...
