Key Points
For the first time, a Taliban-led Afghanistan delegation attended the climate talks hosted by the United Nations as air quality in Asian countries, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan continues to deteriorate during winter.P)..
According to an Associated Press report, the delegation will have observer status at the talks, as the Taliban does not have official recognition as the government of Afghanistan...
Matuil Haq Khalis, the head of Afghanistan's environment protection agency, emphasised that Afghanistan ranks among the nations most severely impacted by climate change and desperately needs global assistance to combat extreme weather challenges such as erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, and devastating flash floods..
Khalis mentioned that Afghanistan has devised national action plans to confront climate change and is set to revise its climate objectives in the coming months...
In response to a United Nations report highlighting that women face disproportionate risks from climate change and should be integral to climate action efforts, Khalis remarked, "The impacts of climate change transcend demographics, affecting women, children, men, plants, and animals alike.".