: Under India’s presidency, UN Security Council drops Taliban reference on ‘supporting terrorism’ #IndiaNEWS The United Nations Security Council has dropped a reference to the Taliban from its

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Under India’s presidency, UN Security Council drops Taliban reference on ‘supporting terrorism’ #IndiaNEWS
The United Nations Security Council has dropped a reference to the Taliban from its statement condemning terror attacks in Kabul. In earlier statements, the UNSC had urged the Taliban as well as other Afghan groups not to support terrorists. But in the August 27 statement, the UNSC removed Taliban and just said that “no Afghan group or individual should support terrorists operating on the territory of any other countryâ€?.The dropping of Taliban’s reference from the UN body’s statement is being seen as an indication of the member nations’ change of approach towards the insurgent group.In diplomacy…A fortnight is a long time…The ‘T’ word is gone…🤔Compare the marked portions of @UN Security Council statements issued on 16 August & on 27 August… pic.twitter.com/BPZTk23oqX— Syed Akbaruddin (@AkbaruddinIndia) August 28, 2021 On August 16, a day after the Taliban swept to power in the country, the UNSC said: “The members of the Security Council reaffirmed the importance of combating terrorism in Afghanistan to ensure the territory of Afghanistan should not be used to threaten or attack any country, and that neither the Taliban nor any other Afghan group or individual should support terrorists operating on the territory of any other country.â€?However, in the August 27 statement, the part “and that neither the Taliban nor any other Afghan group...Read more

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