U.N. chief appoints former Kyrgyzstan president as Afghanistan envoy

United Nations Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres speaks throughout a information convention with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer (not seen) and International Minister Alexander Schallenberg (not seen) in Vienna, Austria Could 11, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 2 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed a former president of Kyrgyzstan as his new particular envoy for Afghanistan.

Roza Otunbayeva, who additionally served as international minister of Kyrgyzstan, replaces Deborah Lyons, who stepped down in mid-June, the United Nations stated in a press release.

The humanitarian and financial scenario in Afghanistan has worsened because the hardline Islamist Taliban took over a yr in the past as U.S.-led forces withdrew after 20 years of conflict. learn extra

Reporting by Michelle Nichols
Modifying by Chris Reese

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