Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks, First Since Taliban Takeover

Afghans drain flood waters with shovel and buckets, after heavy rains on the outskirts of Kabul on August 20, 2024 -- the country is deemed the sixth most vulnerable to climate change (Credit: AFP)

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.

Afghanistan is ranked as the country sixth most vulnerable to climate change and Taliban authorities have pushed to participate in COP summits, saying their political isolation shouldn't bar them from international climate talks.