The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan warned the country's Taliban rulers Wednesday that international recognition as the country's legitimate government will remain “nearly impossible” unless they lift severe restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment.
Roza Otunbayeva told the U.N. Security Council that the Taliban have asked to be recognized by the United Nations and its 192 other member nations, “but at the same time they act against the key values expressed in the United Nations Charter.”
