Taliban Seek to Participate in U.N. Gathering in Bid to Win International Support

NEW YORK—The Taliban are searching for to take part in the United Nations once-a-year collecting as aspect of the Afghan militant group’s effort and hard work to gain worldwide recognition, after its military services victory toppled Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed federal government.

The business office of U.N. Secretary-Typical António Guterres gained a letter from Taliban international minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Monday inquiring to take part in the U.N. Typical Assembly, according to the U.N. spokesman Stéphane Dujarric. In the meantime, the team said it had nominated Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban spokesman in its Qatar business office, as its U.N. ambassador, Mr. Dujarric said.