The first Afghan official to attend UN climate talks since the Taliban came to power told AFP Monday that his country hopes to benefit from a global finance deal under negotiation at COP29 in Baku."Afghan people,

The Afghan delegation expressed gratitude to Azerbaijan for inviting them to participate as observers, given the lack of official recognition of the Taliban as Afghanistan's government.

Sir Keir Starmer will snub the Taliban as a group of officials from the brutal Afghan regime flock to the UN climate summit in in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. The prime minister will not meet with the group at the Cop29 conference,

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