Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Afghanistan for six months

Irish UN Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason (front) chairs a UN Security Council meeting on a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan at UN Headquarters in New York, on Sept. 17, 2021. The Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for six months, until March 17, 2022. (Ariana Lindquist/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)