Hold a special session at the UNSC amid the Taliban attacks: The Afghan FM to India
New Delhi: Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Haneef Atmar on Tuesday telephonically connected with an External Affairs Minister of India – Dr. S Jaishankar and urged him to hold the special session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as violence by the Taliban escalates in his country.
A request from Afghanistan comes a few days after India assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council for August.
An Afghan government readout said that “Atmar called Jaishankar to discuss convening an emergency UN Security Council Session on Afghanistan and that the UN and the international community must play a greater role to stop the unfolding tragedy in Afghanistan due to the Taliban violence and atrocities.”
The Foreign Minister of Afghanistan already briefed the situation of his country to the foreign envoys and Indian envoy Rudrendra Tandon. The Afghan FM told how the Taliban is being supported by international terror groups including Pakistan-based anti-India Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
On Monday, UNSC President and Indian envoy to the UN, TS Tirumurti had said that “The situation in Afghanistan is of deep concern to all members of the Security Council.” The development comes even as the Taliban has increased offensive in many parts of the country including Herat, Kandahar, and Helmand.
Tirumurti also highlighted that India has supported every opportunity that can bring peace, security, and stability to Afghanistan and said “We should address the question of violence and the targeted attacks.”
