[HIGHLIGHTS] The United Nations and Afghanistan... milestones in an oscillating relationship

Afghanistan is one of the first member states of the United Nations. Ambassador Abdul Rahman Bajwak assumed the presidency of the General Assembly in its 1966 and 1967 sessions.

The United Nations condemned the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979. Observers believe that the U.N. provided political cover for the invasion by the coalition forces and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) led by the United States of America. The Taliban movement returned to power on August 15, 2021, and although the caretaker government did not obtain international recognition.