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Arion McNicoll

Is it time to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government?

UN says engaging with extremist group may pave way to gaining humanitarian access to impoverished country

Debate about whether to officially recognise the Taliban has intensified after a senior UN official said the intergovernmental agency was ready to take “baby steps” to engage with Afghanistan’s caretaker regime. 

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