UN tells Taliban: No recognition without respect for human rights
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday saying the world body will not recognize Afghanistan’s de facto authorities without respect for human rights, including for women, girls and minorities.
The 193-member Assembly voted on a resolution drafted by Germany and co-sponsored by 59 countries expressing concerns about developments and the volatility in Afghanistan since the takeover by the Taliban in August 2021, dire economic, humanitarian and social conditions, persistent violence and the presence of terrorist groups.
A total of 116 countries voted in favor of the resolution, while 10 abstained, including Russia and China, who raised concerns that the text was “unbalanced.”
China and Russia called for unfreezing foreign assets of Afghanistan’s central bank held by the US and an investigation into committed by foreign troops, referring to the US presence in the country before Washington’s chaotic withdrawal in August 2021.
The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as officials of the US-backed Kabul administration fled the country and foreign forces withdrew.
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