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Leaders from around the world have gathered in Azerbaijan for Cop29, where they’ll discuss climate change action

Taliban’s pick for Mumbai consulate has already reached India, reports say

The first Afghan official to attend UN climate talks since the Taliban came to power told AFP Monday that his country hopes to benefit from a global finance deal under negotiation at COP29 in Baku.

Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday in a bid to garner support for climate action in the climate-vulnerable nation

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was a blow for education across the country – but especially for girls and women. Since then, the Taliban’s leaders have outlawed education for girls after sixth grade, expanded religious seminaries known as madrasas ninefold and reintroduced corporal punishment in schools.

This marks Afghanistan's first participation in a major UN climate event since the Islamist group's 2021 takeover

An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021

Host nation Azerbaijan invites Afghan environment agency officials to Cop29 as observers

An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.