Matiul Haq Khalis

AP: The Taliban’s top environment official [Matiul Haq Khalis, the head of the National Environmental Protection Agency] on Monday called for Afghanistan’s inclusion in U.N. climate talks, saying extreme weather and water scarcity are having a “profound impact” on people’s lives and the economy. A Taliban delegation attended last year’s COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, but as observers. Click here to read more (external link).