Taliban Name UN Ambassador and Ask to Address Global Assembly
- Move would replace Afghan envoy picked by ex-President Ghani
- Request may not be processed fast enough to allow for change
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The Taliban nominated Mohammad Suhail Shaheen to be Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Nations and requested that their foreign minister be allowed to address the UN General Assembly taking place this week in New York.
But the request may run up against some diplomatic hurdles.