8am: In the latest development, the United Nations hosted a meeting of special representatives from countries, along with some prominent Afghan women and civil society figures. In this meeting, the Secretary-General of the United Nations sought to create international consensus and coherence among the global community in dealing with the Taliban. On the eve of this meeting, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has labeled the Taliban’s discriminatory behaviors, systematic violence, and systematic elimination of women as crimes against humanity. This entity has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to comprehensively investigate these Taliban crimes. Click here to read more (external link).