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Afghanistan's Taliban officials will attend UN climate summit for second time
Afghanistan's Taliban officials have been invited and will attend the upcoming U.N. climate summit as observers
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Afghanistan's Taliban officials have been invited and will attend the upcoming U.N. climate summit as observers
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