### [2026-07-15](/feed/2026/07/15/index.md)

##### Afghanistan and the United Nations
# United Nations secretary-general António Guterres appoints Bangladeshi diplomat Rabab Fatima as the next head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/node/2651083/amp)

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