UN Security Council calls for talks to create new Afghan government
The UN Security Council on Monday called on Afghanistan's warring parties to immediately end violence and turn to negotiations to fill the power vacuum after the Taliban overran the war-torn country.
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- Published Date: 09:47 | 16 August 2021
- Modified Date: 09:47 | 16 August 2021
The U.N. Security Council called for the establishment, through negotiations, of a new government in Afghanistan that is "united, inclusive and representative, including with the full, equal and meaningful participation of women."
The 15-member body, which met to discuss Afghanistan on Monday, also called for an immediate end to hostilities and human rights abuses and for all parties to allow immediate, safe and unhindered humanitarian access.
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