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Afghanistan’s Taliban officials will attend a UN climate summit for the second time as observers

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Afghanistan’s Taliban officials will attend a UN climate summit for the second time as observers
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban officials have been invited and will attend the upcoming U.N. climate summit as observers. The summit starts next week in Antalya, Turkey. This marks their second attendance since returning to power in 2021. A Turkish and a Kabul official on Tuesday confirmed the Afghan Taliban’s observer status at the Conference of the Parties, or COP31. The Taliban are not formally recognized by U.N. member states, including because of the severe restrictions

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