Taliban-controlled Afghanistan reportedly intends to seek seat on UN Human Rights Council
Former U.S. Army Special Operations Brett Velicovich on why the threat of al Qaeda is still relevant following air strike of its leaderA U.N. watchdog group has highlighted the possibility that Taliban-controlled Afghanistan could secure a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council in October.seat on the Human Rights Council
and noted that other candidates vying for the open Asian seats include South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan. The U.N. Human Rights Council is no stranger to controversy and having undemocratic, dictatorial members on the council is nothing new. Earlier this year, Russia was voted off the council by
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