United Nations extends Afghan mission mandate for six months
The Hindu
Resolution urges Taliban to create an inclusive government
The UN Security Council voted on Friday to extend the for six months, and called on the Taliban to create an inclusive government.
The 15-member Council acted in a resolution passed unanimously on the , which deals with development issues, among others, not peacekeeping.
The document stressed “the importance of the establishment of an inclusive and representative government,” although Afghanistan’s new Islamist rulers have formed a government made up only of Taliban members and no women.

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