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Guterres notes achievements and challenges in latest report on Afghanistan
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in his latest report on Afghanistan that although the Islamic Emirate (IEA) has achieved administrative consolidation in the political, security and economic fields after two and a half years in power, they face growing internal disputes over key issues, including the enforcement of drug prohibition.
According to the report, no progress has been made so far in forming an inclusive government and ensuring human rights, especially women’s rights.
In this quarterly report, Guterres has provided an update on the activities of the United Nations in Afghanistan and reviewed the economic, security and humanitarian situation.
Guterres also said in the report it was important for the United Nations to continue its activities in Afghanistan and expressed his satisfaction with the work being done by UNAMA chief Roza Otunbayeva and her team.
According to the report, nearly half of the country’s population lives in poverty, and women and children are more affected by this situation.
Guterres once again called the deprivation of Afghan women and girls from education deeply worrying and added that since prohibitions are still in place, the beginning of the new academic year will be a sad day for Afghan girls and the world.
He once again called for the immediate lifting of the ban on girls’ education.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Roza Otunbayeva, the special representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan, will present her report on the situation in Afghanistan in the last three months.
“The United Nations Security Council is holding a meeting regarding the mission of this organization’s delegation in Afghanistan. In the continuation of this meeting, Roza Otunbayeva, the special representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan, is going to talk to journalists in the Security Council,” said Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman of the United Nations Secretary General.
But the Islamic Emirate says that the United Nations report repeats previous UN statement.
While Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, did not comment on the upcoming Security Council meeting, he has in the past called the UNAMA mission in Afghanistan a failure and considered the appointment of a special representative for Afghanistan unnecessary.
The United Nations Security Council is holding a medeting to resolve the Afghanistan issue, based on the independent evaluations of Feridon Sinirlioglu.
As many as 80 traffic accidents occurred across Afghanistan on the last day of Ramadan and the three days of Eid-ul-Fitr, resulting in 30 deaths and 155 injuries, the General Directorate of Traffic of the Ministry of Interior Affairs has announced.
It said in a statement that the number of traffic accidents during Eid this year has decreased compared to last year, as there were 98 accidents during Eid last year, leaving 50 dead and 185 injured.
The statement said that the fatalities in traffic accidents during Eid this year include 19 men, 2 women and 9 children.
The injured include 117 men, 8 women and 30 children.
More international support is desperately needed for mine action in Afghanistan, which is one of one of the countries on earth that is most impacted by the explosive remnants of war, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, said on Friday.
Marking the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, UNAMA said on X that over decades of conflict, tens of thousands of ordinary Afghans have lost their lives or limbs because of landmines and unexploded ordnance, adding that most of the victims today are children.
“Mine clearance work is painstaking, dangerous, and costly. Education to prevent accidents, and rehabilitation for those left with disabilities is also essential,” UNAMA said.
UNAMA called for more international support to Afghanistan, saying it “saves lives, and serves as an investment in a safer, more stable, and prosperous future for Afghanistan.”
In 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recorded that there were 434 children among those injured or killed in 251 incidents linked to diverse forms of explosive ordnance. This accounts for over 76 percent of the total number of recorded casualties.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has proposed that Afghan refugees be granted permanent residence in Pakistan.
This comes as the Pakistani government is deporting Afghan refugees citing security concerns.
There are currently 2.1 million registered Afghan migrants in Pakistan, more than half of them in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Pakistani officials have repeatedly claimed that attacks in the country are planned on Afghan soil and that Afghan citizens have been involved in a number of attacks. The Islamic Emirate, however, has denied the claim, saying Afghanistan is not responsible for Pakistan’s “security failure”.
While the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has called for permanent residence for Afghan refugees, its governor, Faisal Karim Kundi, has criticized the statement as “absurd.”
Kundi said the current security crisis in Pakistan is deeply linked to Afghanistan and 70 percent of recent attacks in Pakistan have been planned on Afghan soil.
He also claimed that weapons left over from foreign forces in Afghanistan are now being used against Pakistan, a claim the Islamic Emirate has previously denied.
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