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UN: Taliban has plunged Afghanistan into ‘dire’ conditions

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The U.N. General Assembly votes 116-0 in favor of the resolution. It accuses the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls. The resolution also points to persistent violence in the country since the Taliban takeover. A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan killed Ayman al-Zawahri, the leader of Al Qaeda.

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Times of India

UN: Taliban has plunged Afghanistan into 'dire' conditions

Germany's U.N. ambassador, Antje Leendertse, had hoped the 193-member General Assembly would approve the German-facilitated resolution by consensus. But a vote was requested and it was adopted 116-0, with 10 countries abstaining, Russia, China, Belarus, Burundi, North Korea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Sixty-seven countries did not vote. General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding, unlike Security Council resolut…

1 year ago·India

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Associated Press News

UN: Taliban has plunged Afghanistan into `dire' conditions

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, failing to establish a representative government, and plunging the country into “dire economic, humanitarian and social conditions.”

1 year ago·United States

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Irish Independent

UN: Taliban has plunged Afghanistan into ‘dire’ conditions

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, failing to establish a representative government and plunging the country into “dire economic, humanitarian and social conditions”.

1 year ago·Ireland

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The Washington Post

UN: Taliban has plunged Afghanistan into `dire' conditions

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls

1 year ago

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Star Advertiser

UN: Taliban has plunged Afghanistan into ‘dire’ conditions

UNITED NATIONS >> The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, failing to establish a representative government, and plunging the country into “dire economic, humanitarian and social conditions.”

1 year ago·Honolulu, United States

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Toronto Sun

UN: Taliban has plunged Afghanistan into ‘dire' conditions

UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, failing to establish a representative government, and plunging the country into "dire economic, humanitarian and social conditions."

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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