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Afghanistan attends United Nations climate talks for first time since Taliban's return to power

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 2 developments

The Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday in a bid to garner support for climate action in the climate-vulnerable nation.

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Developments in this update

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  1. The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time

    Headline from NBC New York ·

  2. Newest

    Afghanistan attends United Nations climate talks for first time since Taliban's return to power

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 6 South Florida

    The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    COP29, which begins Monday in Azerbaijan, is one of the most important multilateral talks to include the Taliban

  2. Voice of America

    Afghanistan to attend UN climate talks, says Kabul (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Afghanistan is ranked as the country sixth most vulnerable to climate change and Taliban authorities have pushed for the government's participation in COP summits

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Afghanistan's Taliban send delegation to COP climate summit – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry says it is sending a delegation to the COP29 summit, on an invite from hosts Azerbaijan. The Taliban have tried and failed to attend several past COPs.

  4. Washington Times

    The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the 1st time (opens Washington Times)

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    The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said Sunday.

  5. Voice of America

    Taliban delegation in Azerbaijan to make debut at UN climate summit (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Poverty-stricken Afghanistan is ranked as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate crisis

  6. Local News 8

    Afghanistan attends United Nations climate talks for first time since Taliban's return to power (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    The Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday in a bid to garner support for climate action in the climate-vulnerable nation.

  7. Breitbart News

    Taliban Terrorists to Discuss Fighting Climate Change at U.N. Conference (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Taliban landed in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday to attend COP29, the annual United Nations climate alarmism summit.

  8. Carbon Brief

    Afghanistan to attend UN climate talks, first since Taliban takeover: Kabul (opens Carbon Brief)

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    Carbon Brief's feed description

    Several outlets report on which countries are – and are not – sending senior leaders to the talks.

  9. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Afghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Afghanistan on Monday sent a delegation to the

  10. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Taliban to join UN climate talks (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said Sunday.

  11. NBC News

    The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, the country’s national environment agency said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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