UNSC to meet under Indian Presidency tomorrow; situation in Afghanistan on agenda

New Delhi, August 05: Ambassador of India to the UN, TS Tirumurti on Thursday informed that United Nations Security Council is going to meet tomorrow under Indian Presidency to discuss and take stock of the situation in Afghanistan.

 

"UN Security Council will meet on Friday, 6th August, under Indian Presidency to discuss and take stock of the situation in Afghanistan," tweeted India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti on Thursday.

 

 

This comes a day after Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar dialled his Indian counterpart Dr. S Jaishankar to “discuss convening an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Afghanistan”.

The Afghan foreign ministry said Atmar talked about the escalating violence by the Taliban and foreign terrorist groups in Afghanistan and called for a meeting of the UNSC to discuss the situation.

 

 

It should be noted that UN Security Council declared that it does “not support the restoration of the Islamic Emirate” in Afghanistan and expressed deep concern over the high levels of violence in the war-torn country after the Taliban stepping up its military offensive.t further condemned in the “strongest terms” last week’s “deplorable” attack against the United Nations in Afghanistan’s Herat.

India on Sunday assumed the rotating presidency of the UNSC.

In the past few weeks, Afghanistan has witnessed a surge in violence as the Taliban has intensified their offensive against civilians and Afghan security forces with the complete pullback of foreign forces just a few weeks away.