The Secretary-General of the United Nations, o Antonio Guterres, called them yesterday Sunday Taliban and all other parts in Afghanistan to show “maximum restraint”, a few hours after the fighters of the fundamentalist movement entered Kabul.
“The Secretary-General is particularly concerned about the future of women and girls, whose rights, which have been won through hard work, must be protected,” the UN said in a statement.
Mr Guterres’s spokesman, Stefan Duzaric, said hours later that “serious human rights abuses continue to be reported in areas most affected by the fighting.”
The UN Security Council is meeting on Monday to review the situation in Afghanistan, the Secretariat-General said. This meeting, at which Mr. Guterres is expected to present the developments, will take place at 10:00 (New York time; 17:00 Greek time).
The head of the UN stressed yesterday the humanitarian needs of the country and called on the parties to ensure that “workers in aid organizations have unhindered access to provide timely assistance that is crucial to save lives.”
He added that the United Nations remained “determined to contribute to a peaceful settlement of the conflict”.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani acknowledged last night that the Taliban had “won”, just hours before leaving the country, in what he said was “a bloodbath”.
The Taliban have recaptured Afghanistan, taking the country’s main cities within ten days and entering Kabul on Sunday, taking advantage of the withdrawal of US and other foreign troops remaining on the orders of US President Joe Biden.
In the days of the Taliban in power (1996-2001), women were not allowed to work, girls were not allowed to go to school and all women had to have a covered face and be accompanied by a male relative to leave the house.
The United Nations counts about 3,000 local workers and 300 foreigners in Afghanistan. On Friday, Mr. Duzarik said some of the staff had relocated to Kabul, but no members had left.
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