The Security Council will vote on a resolution to secure the UN's presence in Afghanistan into the future unless Russia vetoes the measure.
UNITED NATIONS - The Security Council votes on Thursday on a resolution to secure the United Nations' presence in war-torn Afghanistan into the future - unless Russia, which has stymied negotiations this week, vetoes the measure.
According to a diplomatic source, Moscow on Wednesday opposed the long-discussed draft of a new mandate for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on the grounds it lacked "the consent of the de facto authorities," namely the Taliban. Even after the measure was redrafted to account for the concerns, Russia was the only one of 15 Security Council members to oppose it.
The divisions that existed before have only been "further ignited by the war in Ukraine" and have now affected UN issues across the spectrum, the ambassador of a Security Council nation told AFP.
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