"UN Chief and Envoys Hold Crucial Talks on Afghanistan Crisis"

UN chief Antonio Guterres will meet with international envoys in Doha to discuss ways to influence the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan, which is considered the world's biggest humanitarian crisis. The Taliban government will not be present at the talks, and the UN has refused to disclose the location or participants. The UN faces a difficult decision on whether to maintain its aid operation in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned women from working with UN agencies. The UN and Western powers are adamant that any recognition of the Taliban government is off the table.