KABUL - The UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, discussed key issues and the recent extension of the UN’s mandate in Afghanistan with the country’s President, Ashraf Ghani, in Kabul today.

DSRSG Yamamoto was earlier this week named the future SRSG for Afghanistan, and is scheduled to assume office once the current SRSG, Nicholas Haysom, completes his term in office at the end of June.

The UN Security Council last week adopted a resolution to renew UNAMA’s mandate for one year, through March 2017.