UN Establishes Formal Ties With Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

The UN approved a resolution that does not use the word 'Taliban' and spells out the new one-year mandate of the UN political mission in Afghanistan.

The UN Security Council voted Thursday to establish formal ties with Taliban-run Afghanistan, which has yet to win widespread international recognition.

It did so in approving a resolution that does not use the word Taliban and spells out the new one-year mandate of the UN political mission in Afghanistan, which it said was "crucial" to peace in the country.

The vote was 14 in favor, with one abstention, by Russia.

The resolution includes several strands of cooperation, on the humanitarian, political and human rights fronts, including those of women, children and journalists.