UNSC delegation in Kabul to meet Afghan leaders

KABUL: Sources from government said the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation is in Kabul to assess Afghanistan’s security and political situation.

Head of the UN Security Council and the United States representative to Afghanistan is also among the delegation who will meet with National Unity Government leaders. “We have repeatedly complained to United Nations Security Council, but so far we have not received any response,” Asif Seddiqi, the deputy speaker of Meshrano Jirga, Upper House of Parliament, told TOLO news.

Kazakhstan Ambassador Kairat Umarov told reporters last week on Thursday that a trip would give members the opportunity to get an understanding of the country’s needs and prospects. “The UN Security Council has an obligation to assess such effective cases and they have come here to investigate in this regard and find a solution,” Mohammad Saleh Saleh, an MP, told TOLO news.

Government sources said regional problems, especially counterterrorism efforts are the main topics that the delegation and the Afghan government officials will discuss on. “We will be able to witness a lasting peace in the future if the United Nations will build regional cooperation on Afghanistan,” MP Fakoori Beheshti said.

Afghanistan so far has registered two complaints at UNSC and both are against Pakistan. The first complaint is about Pakistan’s rocket attacks on Afghanistan’s soil and the second is about the provision of safe havens to terrorist groups by Pakistan who are fighting against the Afghan government and its allies. The delegation will assess the complaints and then will discusses on them at UN Security Council.

Last year in December, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto said at the UN Security Council that the most concerning issue relating to Afghanistan was that of violence and insecurity.