UNSC drops Taliban reference from statement on terror activities in Afghanistan

The United Nations Security Council has dropped the reference to the Taliban in a recurring paragraph in its statements on Afghanistan. The marked change was observed in a UNSC statement condemning "deplorable attacks" near the Kabul airport.

Nearly two weeks after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has dropped the reference to the militant group in a recurring paragraph in its statements calling upon Afghan groups not to support terrorists operating on their territory. In diplomacyA fortnight is a long timeThe ‘T’ word is gone??Compare the marked portions of @UN Security Council statements issued on 16 August & on 27 August pic.twitter.com/BPZTk23oqX The latest statement issued by the UNSC, which is being chaired by India for the month of August, condemned the "deplorable attacks" near the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on August 26. The attacks, which were claimed by Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP), an entity affiliated with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh), resulted in the death of over 170 people, including 13 US servicemen.