Permanent representative of the previous government to the United Nations, Nasir Ahmad Faiq, has said he is participating in the ongoing annual general session of the world’s body on behalf of Afghanistan. Earlier, reports emerged that Afghanistan’s seat…
Pakistan has abstained from voting on a UN General Assembly resolution expressing deep concern at the volatility in Afghanistan. In the resolution that Pakistan slammed as unbalanced and unrealistic, the UNGA noted with concern persistent violence and abuse…
As each September, apart from last year’s due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of heads of government and state arrive in New York City to deliver their grandiloquent speeches at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). And although this year…
As the UN General Assembly ended in New York on Monday, no one from Afghanistan spoke to delegates from around the globe. Appointed by then president Ashraf Ghani, Ambassador Ghulam Isaczai was due to address the annual UN…
The Taliban representative is unlikely to speak this year at the UN General Assembly as a nine-member credentialing committee is not expected to meet before the close of the ongoing session of the UN body, according to media…
Pakistan will join the United Nations in urging the world to prevent an economic collapse in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrives in New York on Monday (today) for the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.…
Sticking to its stance, India has reaffirmed its support for an inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process. “We support a peace process that promotes and protects unity, sovereignty, democracy, inclusiveness and prosperity of Afghanistan,” Indian diplomat Eenam Gambhir…
KABUL’s permanent representative in the UN has said recent developments in the context of the Afghan peace process provided hope for reconciliation in the country. Efforts over the past months include the presentation of a peace plan in February that…
KABUL in rebuilds a stable, secure and economically self‑sufficient State, free of terrorism and narcotics, according to a statement on Saturday. The Assembly held its annual debate on the situation in Afghanistan during which it adopted the resolution on the…
KABUL chief executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah said his country was still struggling to fully comprehend the role terror breeding grounds, sanctuaries and funding pools played in the use and spread of the menace. “We are still trying to figure out…
Afghanistan’s attention from its 'longstanding failure' to take effective action against terrorist groups and sanctuaries on its territory. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said in his address at the UN General Assembly that safe havens of the Taliban…
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday alleged Taliban.’ “Having suffered and sacrificed so much due to our role in the global counter terrorism campaign, it is especially galling for Pakistan to be blamed for the…
Vice-President Sarwar Danish has alleged that Pakistan-based terrorists continue to conduct ruthless attacks against Afghan civilians. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, the vice-president blasted the neighbouring country for its failure to eradicate terrorist safe havens on…
