UN Says Taliban Nosedived Afghanistan into ‘Dire’ Conditions

The Taliban are accused in a recent UN General Assembly resolution of breaching Afghan women’s and girls’ human rights, failing to form a representative and inclusive government, and driving Afghanistan into “dire economic, humanitarian, and social conditions.”

On Thursday, November 10, Germany’s representative to the UN, Antje Leendertse, had expected that the 193-member General Assembly would unanimously approve the resolution that Germany had sponsored.

But after a vote was called for, it passed 116-0 with 10 nations’ votes being cast in abstention: Russia, China, Belarus, Burundi, North Korea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe. There were no votes from 67 countries.

The resolution also referred to the country’s ongoing violence since the Taliban took control 15 months ago, the operation of terrorist organizations like al-Qaida and ISIS and its affiliates, as well as “foreign terrorist fighters,” in Afghanistan.

The resolution, according to Leendertse, is a clear appeal to respect, preserve, and fulfill human rights, establish an inclusive government, and combat terrorism.  It makes it abundantly known that without that, there can be neither business nor “pathway toward recognition”, Leendertse said.

The resolution commits the UN to continue to support the Afghan people to improve the “foundations of a constitutional democracy” as an accountable member of the international community and reconstruct a secure, economically self-sustaining state.

This comes at a time when the Taliban administration has been in power in Afghanistan for more than 15 months but has not yet been able to achieve recognition from other countries, as no country has recognized the group.

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