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Newshour: 06/08/2021 20:06 GMT: UN Security Council meets on Afghanistan

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06/08/2021 20:06 GMT

06/08/2021 20:06 GMT: UN Security Council meets on Afghanistan

UN Security Council meets on Afghanistan

BBC World Service - Newshour, UN Security Council meets on Afghanistan

Afghan envoy appeals for help after the Taliban made further gains

Afghanistan's UN envoy appeals to the Security Council to pressure the Taliban to halt its offensive after the capture of a provincial capital. Norway's deputy ambassador to the UN , Odd-Inge Kvalheim, who called the security council meeting told Newshour that a peaceful solution must be found with all parties involved. 

Also in the programme: Anger in Lebanon after Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel; and Vaccine certificates become mandatory in Italy. 

(Image: Afghanistan conflicts in Herat. Credit: EPA/JALIL REZAYEE)

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