A group of Afghan civil society organizations sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council, stating that the actions of Pakistan and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have caused widespread harm to civilians and threaten the territorial integrity of the country. These organizations emphasized that these actions constitute a violation of the United Nations Charter and pose an immediate threat to international peace and security.
The letter states that the Security Council has a responsibility to take necessary actions when the rights of the people of Afghanistan are systematically ignored. These organizations have called for an immediate halt to all transnational uses of force that are inconsistent with the United Nations Charter and have also urged the adoption of measures to ensure accountability and protection of civilians in accordance with international humanitarian law and human rights.
The letter was sent by a group of Afghan civil society organizations to the Security Council, while the conflict between the Taliban government in Afghanistan and the government of Pakistan has entered its sixth week.
On Friday, April 14, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced progress in peace talks between Taliban representatives from Afghanistan and the Pakistani government, but provided no further details. According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the talks, which began on Thursday in the city of Urumqi in northwest China, are progressing gradually and positively.
The conflict between the Taliban of Afghanistan and the government of Pakistan includes crossfire along the Durand Line, as well as rocket and airstrikes by Pakistan, even on Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
The United Nations had previously reported that, in the first two weeks of this violence in eastern Afghanistan, more than seventy-six civilians lost their lives.
