Afghanistan, Sept. 24 -- Afghanistan has lost its UN General Assembly voting rights for the third year running after failing to pay membership dues, deepening its political isolation worldwide.
The United Nations has confirmed that Afghanistan has once again lost its voting rights in the General Assembly after failing to pay its annual membership dues.
According to the UN Charter, any member state that does not pay contributions for more than two years is automatically suspended from voting.
Afghanistan's annual contribution is around US$200,000. However, the country has not made payments for the past three years, leaving its debt at more than US$900,000.
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