UN Security Council to meet on Monday to discuss Afghanistan situation

With Kabul falling into the hands of the Taliban the UN Security Council under Indias current Presidency will hold an emergency meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on Monday the second time in just over a weekThe longstanding war in Afghanistan reached a watershed moment on Sunday when the Taliban insurgents closed in on Afghanistans capital Kabul and entered the city and took over the presidential palace forcing embattled President Ashraf Ghani to join fellow citizens and foreigners to leave the countryUN Security Council to meet on Afghanistan Indian Presidency will convene briefing and consultations on Afghanistan tomorrow 16th August UN SecretaryGeneral antonioguterres to brief UNSC Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti tweetedIndia assumed the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month on August 1 and wrapped up a hectic first week with discussions on Afghanistan on August 6 amidst a deteriorating security situation in the country as the Taliban carried out its military offensiveThe UNSC meeting on Afghanistan came as the talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha are stalled and just days before the extended Troika meeting scheduled to be held in Qatar on August 11Also read Air India flight to Kabul cancelled as airspace closedAs the situation deteriorates in Afghanistan UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has called on the Taliban and all other parties to exercise utmost restraintGuterres is following with deep concern the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban and all other parties to exercise utmost restraint in order to protect lives and ensure that humanitarian needs can be addressed a statement issued here has saidThe UN chief will address the Security Councils open meeting on Afghanistan on Monday morning Under Indias current presidency the Council has discussed the situation in AfghanistanConflict is forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes There continue to be reports of serious human rights abuses and violations in the communities most affected by the fighting the statement saidIt said Guterres was particularly concerned about the future of women and girls whose hardwon rights must be protectedAll abuses must stop He calls on the Taliban and all other parties to ensure that international humanitarian law and the rights and freedoms of all people are respected and protected it saidThe UN chief said the need for assistance is surging while the operating environment becomes more restricted due to the escalation of the conflictThe SecretaryGeneral calls on all parties to ensure that humanitarian actors have unimpeded access to deliver timely and lifesaving services and assistance the statement saidThe United Nations remains determined to contribute to a peaceful settlement promote the human rights of all Afghans notably women and girls and provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance and critical support to civilians in need it saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever