KABUL (SW): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday deliberated upon the prevailing situation in Afghanistan in a special session.
Tadamichi Yamamoto, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, briefed the house about the political, social and security developments. He pointed out towards the Afghansitan Salvation Alliance formed by the first vice president Abdul Rasheed Dostum, deputy to the chief executive officer Mohammad Mohaqiq and the governor of Balkh province Atta Mohammad Noor, and the Afghanistan Peoples’ Consensus alliance by members of the previous government.
“Many of these groups are crossing ethnic lines in a way that we have not seen before, and building national coalitions. A risk, however, is that some might orient their activities towards actions that destabilize the constitutional order, promote ethnic and geographic divisions, or seek to undermine the State. The need to avoid this risk has been a constant element in UNAMA’s outreach to all political actors”, he said.
He also raised concerns over the fragile security situation in the country. “The Taliban, meanwhile, continue to resist appeals to negotiate with the Afghan Government. At the current rate of deaths due to conflict, by 2020 tens of thousands more Afghans will have been killed”, he said.
Tadamichi Yamamoto said in the midst of this human tragedy, all sides acknowledge that there is no military solution to the conflict. “Frankly the efforts of the past few years have led to little progress. We are, however seeing renewed interest and efforts for political engagements for peace”.
UNAMA has documented over five thousand security incidents in three months. The report added that from June 15 till the end of August, a total of 5532 security incidents have occurred in Afghanistan. It noted that a total of 16290 security incidents occurred in the country in the eight months’ time that indicate five per cent increase to the same period last year. The government’s armed opposition has been blamed for 64 per cent of these incidents.
UNAMA’s latest figures indicate 32300 people have been forced to flee home due to ragging violence in 30 provinces during the past two months.
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