UN Security Council on Friday discussed the situation in Afghanistan. Stressing that “the future of Afghanistan cannot be its past”, India on Friday said terrorist safe havens in the region must be dismantled immediately and terrorist supply chains disrupted, even as it emphasised that it is time for the UN Security Council to decide on actions to ensure the immediate cessation of violence in that country.
The Council, under the current presidency of India, held the meeting to discuss the Afghanistan situation amid increasing military offensives by the Taliban as the US forces withdraw from the war-torn country.
“It needs to be ensured that Afghanistan’s neighbours and the region are not threatened by terrorism, separatism and extremism. There needs to be zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” President of the Security Council, T S Tirumurti said.
“It is equally important to ensure that the territory of Afghanistan is not used by terrorist groups to threaten or attack any other country. Those providing material and financial support to terrorist entities must be held accountable,” he added.
Tirumurti said it is “time for the international community and, in particular, this Council to take stock of the situation and decide on actions” that would help bring a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire and ensure an immediate cessation of violence. “Anything short of this will constitute a serious threat to regional peace and security,” he said.