UN, 17 Sept, Alan Bulkaty. The United Nations should cooperate with the Taliban * movement, which seized power in Afghanistan, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“I believe that the UN should work with the Taliban *, the UN should play a very important role in supporting the Afghan people in this difficult moment and mobilize the international community to provide effective humanitarian assistance to the Afghans. They have suffered too much,” Guterres said.
Deputy Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths recently visited Kabul. Following his trip, the Taliban * assured the UN that they would remove obstacles for the workers of this and other international organizations. In particular, the Taliban promised that they would remove obstacles to the provision of assistance from the UN and for all related projects, operating under the control of the UN and other international organizations. In addition, the Taliban pledged to “protect the lives and property of humanitarian workers and treat them with respect.” In addition, the Taliban pledged to safeguard the integrity of UN facilities and all other humanitarian organizations and promised to develop an appropriate mechanism based on mutual consent. They also asked for international support in a number of areas, including reconstruction, anti-drug programs, economic assistance, and the return of Afghans on a safe basis.
The European Parliament urged to prepare for the influx of migrants from Afghanistan In early August, the Taliban * stepped up their offensive against Afghan government forces, entered Kabul on August 15 and declared the next day that the war was over. The last two weeks of August from the airport of Kabul, which was under the protection of the US military, there was a mass evacuation of Western citizens and Afghans who collaborated with them. On the night of August 31, the US military left Kabul airport, ending a nearly 20-year US military presence in Afghanistan. On September 6, the Taliban announced that Panjshir, the last of 34 Afghan provinces, had come under their control in fighting. The next day, the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan was announced, headed by Mohammad Hasan Akhund, who served as foreign minister during the first rule of the Taliban * and has been under UN sanctions since 2001. * A terrorist organization banned in Russia. Read the full text of the interview >>
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