UNSC To Discuss Taliban Situation In Afghanistan Under Indian Presidency

Indian ambassador to the UN TS Trimurti had also announced the meeting saying that the 'UNSC will meet to take stock of the situation in Afganistan'. 

T S Tirumurti (Image Source: Twitter/@ambtstirumurti)

New Delhi: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to meet today under the Indian presidency to discuss the worsening condition in Afghanistan.

The decision for the meeting was taken after the Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar spoke to External Minister S. Jaishankar about convening an emergency UNSC session amidst the rise in violence in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of troops by the US. Atmar had also shared this in a tweet.

Called Indian FM HE @DrSJaishankar to discuss convening an emergency UN Security Council Session on AFG. UN & int’l community must play a greater role to stop the unfolding tragedy in🇦🇫 due to Taliban violence & atrocities. Appreciate the lead role of🇮🇳 as current UNSC President. pic.twitter.com/SLaRlUKHxC

— Mohammed Haneef Atmar محمد حنیف اتمر (@MHaneefAtmar) August 3, 2021

 

Indian ambassador to the UN TS Trimurti had also announced the meeting saying that the 'UNSC will meet to take stock of the situation in Afganistan'. 

#IndiainUNSC

UN #SecurityCouncil will meet on Friday, 6th August, under Indian Presidency to discuss and take stock of the situation in #Afghanistan🇦🇫 pic.twitter.com/baLLXC5Zor

— PR/Amb T S Tirumurti (@ambtstirumurti) August 5, 2021

Since the withdrawal of the American troops, there has been a rise in violence by the Taliban. According to the media reports, the meeting was convened after consultations with the five permanent and nine non-permanent members of the UNSC.

“We are convinced that we should address the question of violence and the targeted attacks and these are very serious concerns and all violence must come to an end. Ties with international terrorism should also be cut. We cannot have terrorist camps once again moving back into Afghanistan. And this will have a direct impact on India,” Tirumurti was quoted as saying by Times Now. 

The members of the UNSC condemned the attack against a United Nations compound in Herat, Afghanistan, which claimed the life of Afghan security forces guard and injured other officers. This comes amid the Taliban's heavy offensives in Afghanistan. 

Moreover, the Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday that they will continue their attacks on Afghan officials, after a car bomb attack on the country's acting defence minister General Bismillah Mohammadi's house.

India began its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the UNSC on January 1. It is India's seventh term on the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member. India has previously been a member of the UN Security Council in 1950-51, 1967-68, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1984-85, and 1991-92. Following its election to the global body, India said that it will promote responsible and inclusive solutions to international peace and security and would pitch for a new orientation for a reformed multilateral system.