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UN backs Afghan peace talks in resolution, Russia votes `no'

by Edith M. Lederer
| December 10, 2020 8:36 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution over Russian objections Thursday commending progress in peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban while urging stepped-up efforts to tackle terrorist attacks by the Taliban, al-Qaida, the Islamic State extremist group and their affiliates.

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