The Associated Press reveals that representatives from the Taliban will participate in the U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, alongside global attendees. This marks the first time the group has sent delegates to the event since assuming control of Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal in 2021. The Taliban’s delegation aims to strengthen its cooperation on climate issues with other nations and draw attention to Afghanistan’s need for financial support for climate and green energy projects.

According to the AP, the Taliban, which fought against the U.S. and its Western allies for two decades following the September 11 attacks, is not recognized by most countries as Afghanistan’s legitimate government, despite having de facto control of the country. The Taliban’s National Environmental Protection Agency announced it had sent several representatives to Baku for the climate talks.

Key topics at COP29 are expected to focus on so-called climate finance arrangements to help developing nations fund green energy projects. However, the return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House creates uncertainty for the conference, as Trump has vowed to withdraw from the U.N. Paris Climate Accords again.

Biden-Harris administration senior climate official John Podesta delivered a speech at the conference on Monday, affirming that the U.S. will remain engaged in the global fight against climate change, even with the possibility of Trump reversing or ending climate policies. Very fitting that two civilization destroyers, Islamic terrorists and Leftist radicals, jointly meet at a UN conference whose policies are geared to undermine the civilized world.