Abdullah Khanjani, a spokesman for Afghanistan's National Resistance Front, said he met with several members of the United Nations Security Council in New York. Mr Khanjani said the decision of the overwhelming majority of countries was final and that Afghanistan's UN seat would never be handed over to the Taliban.

Abdullah Khanjani, a spokesman for Afghanistan's National Resistance Front, said he met with several members of the United Nations Security Council in New York. Mr Khanjani said the decision of the overwhelming majority of countries was final and that Afghanistan's UN seat would never be handed over to the Taliban.