BBC, 14 August 2026
Lyse Doucet’s look at the debate about whether and how to talk with the Taleban regime, and the UN’s role in it, even if progress – if there is some at all – is very limited.
“A stalled process is better than no process,” emphasises Georgette Gagnon, a deputy special representative of the secretary-general for Afghanistan, who is now the acting head of the UN mission in Kabul.
Others are not so sure.
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This article was last updated on 20 Aug 2026
