Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, told Afghanistan International on Thursday that the Taliban's ban on women's work has been shocking. Nebenzya urged the UN Security Council to take a balanced and impactful position about the Taliban’s recent decision.
Nebenzya told Maryam Rahmati, Afghanistan International's correspondent at the United Nations, that the next meeting of the Security Council at the end of April will not discuss the "recognition of the Taliban".
Earlier on Thursday, Barbara Woodward, the United Kingdom’s representative in the United Nations hoped that an agreement will be reached on the negotiations with the Taliban regarding the conditions for the recognition of the group in the meeting of the UN Security Council.
The UN Security Council had met on Thursday evening for closed door discussions and its next meeting is scheduled to be held with the participation of the Special Envoys of various countries for Afghanistan.
"Let's have a conversation with this group about what they need to do to get recognised," Woodward said.
However, the representative of Russia in the UN said that the meeting of the Security Council will not be limited to discussing the status of women and the ban on their work in Afghanistan. According to him, various issues such as the fight against drugs and terrorism in Afghanistan will also be discussed in the meeting.
