Months after Taliban seize power in Afghanistan, former leader to visit UN as woman in exile

Two months after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, one of the country’s once-prominent female leaders, Fawzia Koofi, is visiting the UN, not as a representative of her government but as a woman in exile.

Two months after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, one of the country’s once-prominent female leaders — a former parliament member, candidate for president and a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize — is visiting the United Nations, not as a representative of her government but as a woman in exile.

When he announced withdrawal plans, Biden said he was bound by the timetable set by the Trump administration and that the U.S. could not continue to extend the military presence in Afghanistan and expect a different result.