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The new head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva on Sunday met with several Taliban leaders and discussed a range of issues including the importance of girls education.

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The new head of UNAMA in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, met with several Islamic Emirate officials to discuss a range of issues including political and security issues, opening up employment

The United Nations' new special representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbaeva has met with high-ranked officials of the Taliban-led government to discuss a "broad range of issues, including international assistance, drug abuse, and the importance of girls' education," the UN said on October 16.

Pakistans Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram met Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan, the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Afghanistan and the Head of UN Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in the country on Thursday

Deborah Lyons, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, on Thursday briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan and said that the Afghan conflict

Read The Diplomat, Know The Asia-PacificThe choice of Otunbayeva reflects the UN’s ongoing concern about the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva speaks to the media at a polling station during the presidential election in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. Last week, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced his appointment

The choice of Otunbayeva reflects the UN’s ongoing concern about the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.

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