Mahmoud Saiqal

Afghanistan’s U.N. ambassador has said that more Taliban should be blacklisted by the United Nations if violence by the group continues in the country. Removal from U.N. blacklist has been one of major conditions posed by Taliban for joining peace talks. However, Mahmoud Saiqal, Afghanistan’s ambassador to U.N., was not optimistic if the insurgent group would reciprocate. Click here to read more (external link).