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Significant lapse in judgment: U.N. apologises for photo of its personnel in front of Taliban flag
Photographs surfaced of some U.N. personnel in front of a Taliban flag in Afghanistan during a visit by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed this week to Afghanistan personnel in front of the Taliban flag drew criticism. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The UN has apologized for "a significant lapse in judgment" after photographs surfaced of some of its personnel in front of a Taliban flag in Afghanistan during a visit by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed this week to the war-torn country when she met the de facto authorities and expressed alarm over women’s rights violations. Ms. Mohammed, the highest-ranking woman in the United Nations, along with Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous and Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political, Peacebuilding Affairs, and Peace Operations Khaled Khiari completed a four-day visit to Afghanistan on Friday. Source: thehindu.com
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