Security Council resolution 2593 (2021) [on demanding that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any country]
Symbol: S/RES/2593 (2021)
Date: 2021-08-30
Meeting record: S/PV.8848
Subjects: Taliban (Afghanistan)|INTERNAL SECURITY|TERRORISM|COUNTER-TERRORISM|AFGHANISTAN|AFGHANISTAN SITUATION
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 2021 - S/INF/76 - (SCOR, 76th year).

United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2593 (2021)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                30 August 2021




               Resolution 2593 (2021)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8848th meeting, on
               30 August 2021

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions on Afghanistan and the relevant statements of
               its President,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity, and national unity of Afghanistan,
                    1.    Condemns in the strongest terms the deplorable attacks of August 26,
               2021, near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, which were
               claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, an entity affiliated with the
               Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), and resulted in d eaths and injuries of
               over 300 civilians and 28 military personnel, and takes note of the Taliban’s
               condemnation of this attack;
                     2.    Demands that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any
               country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan or to finance terrorist acts, and
               reiterates the importance of combating terrorism in Afghanistan, including those
               individuals and entities designated pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), and notes the
               Taliban’s relevant commitments;
                     3.    Calls for strengthened efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to
               Afghanistan, calls on all parties to allow full, safe, and unhindered access for the
               United Nations, its specialized agencies and implementing partners, and all
               humanitarian actors engaged in humanitarian relief activity, including with respect to
               internally displaced persons, to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches all those
               in need, calls on all donors and international humanitarian actors to pr ovide
               humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and major Afghan refugee -hosting countries,
               and underlines that all parties must respect their obligations under international
               humanitarian law in all circumstances, including those related to the protection of
               civilians;
                     4.    Reaffirms the importance of upholding human rights including those of
               women, children and minorities, encourages all parties to seek an inclusive,
               negotiated political settlement, with the full, equal and meaningful participation of
               women, that responds to the desire of Afghans to sustain and build on Afghanistan’s
               gains over the last twenty years in adherence to the rule of law, and underlines that
               all parties must respect their obligations;




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                    5.    Notes the Taliban statement of August 27, 2021, in which the Taliban
               committed that Afghans will be able to travel abroad, may leave Afghanistan anytime
               they want to, and may exit Afghanistan via any border crossing, both air and ground,
               including at the reopened and secured Kabul airport, with no on e preventing them
               from traveling, expects that the Taliban will adhere to these and all other
               commitments, including regarding the safe, secure, and orderly departure from
               Afghanistan of Afghans and all foreign nationals;
                     6.    Takes note of the dangerous security situation around Hamid Karzai
               International Airport and expresses concern that intelligence indicates further terrorist
               attacks may take place in the area, calls on the relevant parties to work with
               international partners to take steps to strengthen security and to prevent further
               casualties, and requests that every effort be made to allow for the rapid and secure
               reopening of the Kabul airport and its surrounding area;
                    7.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                                   S/RES/2593 (2021)
               Consejo de Seguridad                                              Distr. general
                                                                                 30 de agosto de 2021




               Resolución 2593 (2021)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 8848 a sesión,
               celebrada el 30 de agosto de 2021

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                     Recordando sus anteriores resoluciones sobre el Afganistán y las declaraciones
               pertinentes de su Presidencia,
                     Reafirmando su decidido compromiso con la soberanía, la independencia, la
               integridad territorial y la unidad nacional del Afganistán,
                    1.    Condena en los términos más enérgicos los deplorables atentados
               perpetrados el 26 de agosto de 2021 cerca del aeropuerto internacional Hamid Karzai
               de Kabul, que fueron reivindicados por el Estado Islámico en la Provincia de Jorasán,
               entidad afiliada al Estado Islámico en el Iraq y el Levante (Dáesh), y que causaron
               muertes y heridas a más de 300 civiles y 28 militares, y toma nota de que los talibanes
               condenaron ese atentado;
                     2.     Exige que no se utilice el territorio afgano para amenazar o atacar a ningún
               país, ni para albergar o adiestrar a terroristas, ni para planificar o financiar actos
               terroristas, reitera la importancia de combatir el terrorismo en el Afganistán, lo que
               incluye a las personas y entidades designadas en virtud de la resolución 1267 (1999),
               y observa los compromisos de los talibanes al respecto;
                     3.    Pide que se redoblen los esfuerzos para prestar asistencia humanitaria al
               Afganistán, exhorta a todas las partes a que permitan el acceso pleno, seguro y sin
               trabas de las Naciones Unidas, sus organismos especializados y sus asociados en la
               ejecución, así como de todos los agentes humanitarios que se dedican a actividades
               de socorro humanitario, incluso con respecto a los desplazados internos, para
               garantizar que la asistencia humanitaria llegue a todas las personas necesitadas,
               exhorta a todos los donantes y agentes humanitarios internacionales a que presten
               asistencia humanitaria al Afganistán y a los principales países que acogen a
               refugiados afganos, y subraya que todas las partes deben respetar sus obligaciones en
               virtud del derecho internacional humanitario en cualquier circunstancia, incluidas las
               relacionadas con la protección de los civiles;
                     4.    Reafirma la importancia de defender los derechos humanos, incluidos los
               de las mujeres, la infancia y las minorías, alienta a todas las partes a que traten de
               conseguir un acuerdo político inclusivo y negociado, con la participación plena,
               igualitaria y significativa de las mujeres, que responda al deseo del pueblo afgano de
               sostener y consolidar los logros alcanzados por el Afganistán a lo largo de los últimos




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               veinte años en la adhesión al estado de derecho, y subraya que todas las partes deben
               respetar sus obligaciones;
                     5.    Observa la declaración hecha por los talibanes el 27 de agosto de 2021, en
               la que se comprometieron a que los afganos puedan viajar al extran jero, abandonar el
               Afganistán cuando lo deseen y salir del Afganistán por cualquier paso fronterizo,
               tanto aéreo como terrestre, incluido el aeropuerto de Kabul, tras su reapertura en
               condiciones de seguridad, sin que nadie les impida viajar, y espera que los talibanes
               cumplan estos y todos los demás compromisos, incluidos los relativos a la salida
               segura y ordenada del Afganistán de sus nacionales y todos los nacionales extranjeros;
                     6.    Toma nota de la peligrosa situación de la seguridad en torno al aerop uerto
               internacional Hamid Karzai y expresa su preocupación por la información de
               inteligencia que indica que podrían producirse nuevos atentados terroristas en la zona,
               exhorta a las partes pertinentes a que colaboren con los asociados internacionales para
               adoptar medidas que refuercen la seguridad y eviten más bajas, y solicita que se haga
               todo lo posible para permitir la reapertura rápida y segura del aeropuerto de Kabul y
               sus alrededores;
                    7.    Decide seguir ocupándose de la cuestión.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                                       S/RES/2593 (2021)
               Conseil de sécurité                                               Distr. générale
                                                                                 30 août 2021




               Résolution 2593 (2021)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 8848 e séance,
               le 30 août 2021

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                     Rappelant ses résolutions antérieures sur l’Afghanistan et les déclarations de sa
               présidence sur la question,
                     Réaffirmant son ferme attachement à la souveraineté, à l’indépendance, à
               l’intégrité territoriale et à l’unité nationale de l’Afghanistan,
                      1.   Condamne dans les termes les plus vigoureux les attaques déplorables
               perpétrées, le 26 août 2021, aux abords de l’aéroport international Hamid Karzaï à
               Kaboul, qui ont été revendiquées par l’État islamique-Province du Khorassan, entité
               affiliée à l’État islamique d’Iraq et du Levant (Daech), et qui ont fait plus de
               300 morts ou blessés parmi les civils et 28 victimes parmi les membres du personnel
               militaire, et prend note de la condamnation de cette attaque par les Taliban ;
                    2.    Exige que le territoire afghan ne soit pas utilisé pour menacer ou attaquer
               tout autre pays ni pour abriter ou entraîner des terroristes, ou pour planifier ou
               financer des actes terroristes, et réaffirme qu’il importe de combattre le terrorisme en
               Afghanistan, y compris les personnes et entités désignées par la résolution
               1267 (1999), et note les engagements pris par les Taliban en la matière ;
                     3.    Demande le renforcement des efforts visant à fournir une assistance
               humanitaire à l’Afghanistan, demande à toutes les parties de permettre l’accès
               complet, en toute sécurité et sans entrave de l’Organisation des Nations Unies, de ses
               institutions spécialisées et des partenaires d’exécution, ainsi que de tous les
               intervenants humanitaires participant aux activités de secours, y compris en ce qui
               concerne les personnes déplacées à l’intérieur du pays, pour veiller à ce que l’aide
               humanitaire parvienne à toutes les personnes qui en ont besoin, demande à tous les
               donateurs et aux acteurs humanitaires internationaux d ’apporter une aide humanitaire
               à l’Afghanistan et aux principaux pays accueillant des réfugiés afghans, et souligne
               que toutes les parties doivent respecter les obligations que leur impose le droit
               international humanitaire en toutes circonstances, notamment celles ayant trait à la
               protection des civils ;
                     4.    Réaffirme qu’il importe de respecter les droits humains, y compris ceux
               des femmes, des enfants et des minorités, encourage toutes les parties à rechercher
               un règlement politique inclusif et négocié qui prévoie la participation entière, égale
               et véritable des femmes et qui réponde à l’aspiration des Afghans de conserver et de



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              consolider les acquis obtenus par le pays ces 20 dernières années dans le respect de
              l’état de droit, et souligne que toutes les parties sont tenues de s’acquitter de leurs
              obligations ;
                    5.    Note la déclaration du 27 août 2021, dans laquelle les Taliban se sont
              engagés à ce que les Afghans puissent se rendre à l’étranger, quitter l’Afghanistan
              quand ils le souhaitent et le faire par n’importe quel point de passage de la frontière,
              par voie aérienne ou terrestre, y compris depuis l’aéroport de Kaboul rouvert et
              sécurisé, sans que personne ne les empêche de voyager, et compte que les Taliban
              respecteront ces engagements et tous les autres, notamment en ce qui concerne le
              départ d’Afghanistan, en toute sécurité, en toute sûreté et en bon ordre, des Afghans
              et de tous les ressortissants étrangers ;
                    6.   Prend note de la situation dangereuse en matière de sécurité qui règne
              autour de l’aéroport international Hamid Karzaï et s’inquiète de ce que, d’après les
              renseignements, de nouvelles attaques terroristes puissent se produire dans la zone,
              invite les parties concernées à travailler avec les partenaires internationaux pour
              prendre des mesures visant à renforcer la sécurité et à éviter toutes nouvelles victimes,
              et demande que tout soit mis en œuvre afin de permettre la réouverture rapide, en
              toute sécurité, de l’aéroport de Kaboul et de ses environs ;
                    7.   Décide de rester saisi de la question.




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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                           S/RES/2593 (2021)
               Совет Безопасности                                      Distr.: General
                                                                       30 August 2021




               Резолюция 2593 (2021),
               принятая Советом Безопасности на его 8848-м заседании
               30 августа 2021 года

                   Совет Безопасности,
                  ссылаясь на свои предыдущие резолюции по Афганистану и соответству-
               ющие заявления своего Председателя,
                    вновь подтверждая свою твердую приверженность суверенитету, незави-
               симости, территориальной целостности и национальному единству Афгани-
               стана,
                    1.   осуждает самым решительным образом прискорбные нападения, со-
               вершенные 26 августа 2021 года в районе Международного аэропорта им. Ха-
               мида Карзая в Кабуле, Афганистан, ответственность за которые взяла на себя
               связанная с «Исламским государством Ирака и Леванта» (ДАИШ) органи зация
               «Исламское государство — вилайет Хорасан» и в результате которых погибли и
               получили ранения более 300 гражданских лиц и 28 военнослужащих, и прини-
               мает к сведению осуждение этого нападения движением «Талибан»;
                    2.   требует, чтобы территория Афганистана не использовалась для со-
               здания угрозы любой стране или нападения на любую страну, для укрытия или
               подготовки террористов, а также для планирования или финансирования терро-
               ристических актов, вновь заявляет о важности борьбы с терроризмом в Афгани-
               стане, включая физических лиц и организации, внесенные в санкционный пере-
               чень в соответствии с резолюцией 1267 (1999), и отмечает соответствующие
               обязательства «Талибана»;
                    3.   призывает активизировать усилия по оказанию гуманитарной по-
               мощи Афганистану, призывает все стороны предоставлять полный, безопасный
               и беспрепятственный доступ Организации Объединенных Наций, ее специали-
               зированным учреждениям и партнерам-исполнителям, а также всем гуманитар-
               ным организациям, занимающимся оказанием чрезвычайной гуманитарной по-
               мощи, в том числе внутренне перемещенным лицам, для обеспечения доставки
               гуманитарной помощи всем нуждающимся, призывает всех доноров и между-
               народные гуманитарные организации оказать гуманитарную помощь Афгани-
               стану и основным странам, принимающим афганских беженцев, и подчерки-
               вает, что все стороны должны при любых обстоятельствах выполнять свои обя-
               зательства по международному гуманитарному праву, в том числе в части за-
               щиты гражданского населения;




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                    4.   подтверждает важность соблюдения прав человека, включая права
               женщин, детей и меньшинств, призывает все стороны стремиться к достижению
               путем переговоров — при полноценном, равноправном и конструктивном уча-
               стии женщин — всеохватного политического урегулирования, которое отвечает
               желанию афганцев сохранять и развивать успехи, достигнутые Афганистаном за
               последние 20 лет, при соблюдении принципа верховенства права, и подчерки-
               вает, что все стороны должны выполнять свои обязательства;
                    5.   отмечает заявление «Талибана» от 27 августа 2021 года, в котором
               «Талибан» обязался обеспечить афганцам возможность выезжать за границу,
               выезжать за пределы Афганистана в любое время по своему усмот рению и по-
               кидать территорию Афганистана через любой воздушный или наземный пункт
               пересечения границы, включая вновь открытый и безопасный аэропорт Кабула,
               и при этом никто не будет препятствовать их поездкам, и ожидает, что «Тали-
               бан» будет следовать этим и всем другим обязательствам, в том числе в отноше-
               нии безопасного, гарантированного и упорядоченного выезда из Афганистана
               афганцев и всех иностранных граждан;
                    6.   принимает к сведению опасную обстановку в плане безопасности,
               сложившуюся в районе Международного аэропорта им. Хамида Карзая, выра-
               жает беспокойство по поводу того, что, согласно оперативным данным, в этом
               районе могут произойти новые террористические акты, призывает соответству-
               ющие стороны совместно с международными партнерами предпринять шаги к
               укреплению безопасности и предотвращению новых жертв и просит приложить
               все усилия для быстрого и безопасного возобновления работы аэропорта Кабула
               и прилегающей к нему территории;
                    7.   постановляет продолжать заниматься этим вопросом.




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               安全理事会                               Distr.: General
                                                   30 August 2021




               第 2593(2021)号决议

               安全理事会 2021 年 8 月 30 日第 8848 次会议通过

                 安全理事会，

                 回顾其以往关于阿富汗的决议和相关的主席声明，

                 重申坚定致力于阿富汗的主权、独立、领土完整和国家统一，

                 1.   最强烈地谴责 2021 年 8 月 26 日在阿富汗喀布尔哈米德·卡尔扎伊国际
               机场附近发生的可鄙袭击，伊斯兰国-霍拉桑省这一附属于伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯
               兰国(达伊沙)的实体宣称对这些袭击负责，袭击导致 300 多名平民和 28 名军事人
               员死伤，并表示注意到塔利班谴责这一袭击；

                 2.   要求不得利用阿富汗领土威胁或攻击任何国家、庇护或训练恐怖主义分
               子、策划或资助恐怖主义行为，重申必须打击阿富汗境内的恐怖主义，包括依据
               第 1267(1999)号决议作出指认的个人和实体，并注意到塔利班的相关承诺；

                 3.   呼吁加大力度向阿富汗提供人道主义援助，促请所有当事方给予联合国
               及其专门机构和执行伙伴以及参与人道主义救济活动的所有人道主义行为体充
               分、安全和畅通无阻的准入，包括与境内流离失所者有关的救济活动，以确保人
               道主义援助送达所有有需要者，促请所有捐助方和国际人道主义行为体向阿富汗
               和收容阿富汗难民的主要国家提供人道主义援助，着重指出所有当事方在任何情
               况下都必须遵守国际人道法规定的义务，包括与保护平民有关的义务；

                 4.   重申必须维护人权，包括妇女、儿童和少数群体的人权，鼓励所有当事
               方争取在妇女充分、平等和切实参与的情况下谈判达成包容的政治解决方案，以
               回应阿富汗人希望保持和发展阿富汗过去二十年遵循法治所取得的成果的愿望，
               着重指出所有当事方必须遵守各自义务；

                 5.   注意到塔利班 2021 年 8 月 27 日的声明，其中塔利班承诺，阿富汗人将
               能够出国旅行，可以随时离开阿富汗，并可通过任何空中和陆地过境点离开阿富
               汗，包括在重新开放和安全有保障的喀布尔机场，没有人阻止他们旅行，期望塔



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               利班将遵守这些和所有其他承诺，包括关于阿富汗人和所有外国国民安全、有保
               障和有序离开阿富汗的承诺；

                    6.   表示注意到哈米德·卡尔扎伊国际机场周围的危险安全局势，并表示关
               切情报显示该地区可能发生更多恐怖主义袭击，促请相关当事方与国际伙伴合作，
               采取措施加强安全和防止更多伤亡，要求尽一切努力使喀布尔机场及其周边地区
               能够迅速和安全地重新开放；

                    7.   决定继续处理此案。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/2593 (2021‬‬                                                                                                       ‫األمــم المتحـدة‬

‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪30 August 2021‬‬                                                                                            ‫مجلس األمن‬




                                                                                                         ‫القرار ‪)2021( 2593‬‬
                          ‫الذي اتخذه مجلس األمن في جلسته ‪ ،8848‬المعقودة في ‪ 30‬آب‪/‬أغسطس ‪2021‬‬

                                                                                                            ‫إن مجلس األمن‪،‬‬

                                           ‫إذ يشير إلى ق ارراته السابقة بشأن أفغانستان وإلى بيانات رئيسه ذات الصلة‪،‬‬

                        ‫وإذ يعيد تأكيد التزامه القوي بسيادة أفغانستان واستقاللها وسالمتها اإلقليمية ووحدتها الوطنية‪،‬‬

                  ‫‪ 2021‬على‬           ‫ف ‪ 26‬آب‪/‬أغسـ ـ ـ ـ‬       ‫يدين بأش ـ ـ ــد الالارات الهممات المتس ـ ـ ــية الت وق‬       ‫‪-1‬‬
                  ‫مقربة من م ار حامد كر ازي الدول ف كابول‪ ،‬أفغانس ـ ـ ــتان‪ ،‬والت تبنى المس ـ ـ ــتولية عن ش ـ ـ ــنها تنظيم الدولة‬
                  ‫إلى تنظيم داعش‪ ،‬مما أس ـ ــير عن مقتا وإأ ـ ــابة أ ر من‬            ‫اإلس ـ ــالمية ف وراة ن ارس ـ ــان‪ ،‬و و كيان ينتسـ ـ ـ‬
                                                ‫‪ 300‬مدن و ‪ 28‬من األفراد ال سكريين‪ ،‬ويحيط علما بإدانة طاللان لهذا الهموم؛‬

                  ‫يطالب ب دم اسـ ـ ـ ـ ـتخدام األ ارضـ ـ ـ ـ ـ األفغانية لتهديد أي بلد أو مهايمته أو إليوان إر ابيين‬        ‫‪-2‬‬
                  ‫أو تـدريبهم‪ ،‬أو للتخ يط ألعمـال إر ـابيـة أو تمويلهـا‪ ،‬ويكرر تـأ يـد أ ميـة مكـافحـة اإلر ـاب ف أفغـانسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـتـان‪،‬‬
                  ‫بما اش ــما األفراد والكيانات المحددة أس ــما ا عمال بالقرار ‪ ،)1999( 1267‬ويالحظ ارلتزامات ذات الص ــلة‬
                                                                                                                ‫الت ت هدت بها طاللان؛‬

                  ‫يدعو إلى ت زيز المهود لتقدام المسـاعدة اإلنسـانية إلى أفغانسـتان‪ ،‬ويدعو يميع األطراف‬                      ‫‪-3‬‬
                  ‫إلى السماح بوأول األمم المتحدة ووكارتها المتخصصة وشركائها المنيذين ويميع المهات الياعلة اإلنسانية‬
                  ‫المشـ ـ ــاركة ف أنشـ ـ ـ ة اإلغاسة اإلنسـ ـ ــانية‪ ،‬وذلك على نحو كاما وآمن ودون عوائق‪ ،‬بما ف ذلك فيما يت لق‬
                  ‫بالنازحين‪ ،‬بغية كيالة إاصـ ـ ـ ـ ــال المسـ ـ ـ ـ ــاعدة اإلنسـ ـ ـ ـ ــانية إلى يميع المحتايين‪ ،‬ويدعو يميع المهات المانحة‬
                    ‫والمهات الياعلة اإلنسـانية الدولية إلى تقدام المسـاعدة اإلنسـانية ألفغانسـتان وللبلدان الرئيسـية الت تسـتفـي‬
                    ‫القانون الدول اإلنس ــان‬    ‫أن تحترم التزاماتها بموي‬       ‫الاليئين األفغان‪ ،‬ويشدددد على أن يميع األطراف ام‬
                                                                  ‫ف يميع الظروف‪ ،‬بما فيها ارلتزامات المت لقة بحمااة المدنيين؛‬

                  ‫يؤكد من جديد أ مية التمس ـ ـ ــك بحقوق اإلنس ـ ـ ــان‪ ،‬ومن ض ـ ـ ــمنها حقوق النس ـ ـ ــان واألطيال‬       ‫‪-4‬‬
                  ‫إلى تســوية ســياســية شــاملة للمميع عن طريق التياوض‪ ،‬مع‬               ‫واألقليات‪ ،‬ويشددج يميع األطراف على الس ـ‬
                  ‫على ما حققته‬       ‫مشـ ـ ـ ــاركة المرأة بشـ ـ ـ ــكا كاما ومتكاف و ادف‪ ،‬بما يلب رغلة األفغان ف الحياظ والتأسـ ـ ـ ــي‬




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                                                                                                                                    ‫‪)2021( S/RES/2593‬‬


           ‫على مدى الســنوات ال ش ـرين الماضــية ف ظا التقيد بســيادة القانون‪ ،‬ويشــدد على أنه‬                   ‫أفغانســتان من مكاس ـ‬
                                                                                    ‫على يميع األطراف أن تحترم التزاماتها؛‬             ‫ام‬

           ‫فيه طاللان‬        ‫‪ ،2021‬الذي التزم‬             ‫يشدددير إلى بيان طاللان الصـ ــادر ف ‪ 27‬آب‪/‬أغس ـ ـ‬            ‫‪-5‬‬
           ‫اشــا ون‪،‬‬       ‫بأنه ســيكون بمقدور األفغان أن اســافروا إلى الخارج‪ ،‬وأنه اموز لهم مغادرة أفغانســتان ف أي وق‬
           ‫وأنه اموز لهم الخروج من أفغانس ــتان عبر أي م بر حدودي‪ ،‬يوا وب ار على السـ ـوان‪ ،‬بما ف ذلك عبر م ار‬
           ‫ابول الذي أعيد فتحه وتأمينه‪ ،‬على أر امن هم أي أحد من السـ ـ ـ ــير‪ ،‬ويتوق أن تي طاللان بهذه ارلتزامات‬
           ‫ألفغــانسـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـتــان ف يو من‬   ‫وبمميع ارلت ازمــات األنرى‪ ،‬بمــا فيهــا مــا يت لق بمغــادرة األفغــان ويميع األيــانـ‬
                                                                                                      ‫السالمة واألمن وبشكا منظم؛‬

           ‫يحيط علما بالوض ـ ــع األمن الخ ير حول م ار حامد كرزاي الدول وي رب عن القلق من‬                               ‫‪-6‬‬
           ‫أن الم لومات ارسـتخلارية تييد باحتمال وقوع مزيد من الهممات اإلر ابية ف المن قة‪ ،‬ويدعو األطراف الم نية‬
           ‫إلى ال مـا مع الش ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ــركـان الـدوليين رتخـاذ ن وات لت زيز األمن ومنع وقوع مزيـد من الفـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـ ـحـااـا‪ ،‬ويطلدب بـذل‬
                          ‫قصارى المهود إلتاحة إعادة فتح م ار كابول والمن قة المحي ة به على ويه السرعة وبشكا آمن؛‬

                                                                                  ‫يقرر إبقان المسألة قيد نظره‪.‬‬          ‫‪-7‬‬




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Draft resolution (S/2021/762):
United Nations                                                                            S/2021/762
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                30 August 2021

                                                                                Original: English




               France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
               and United States of America: draft resolution

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions on Afghanistan and the relevant statements of
               its President,
                     Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
               integrity, and national unity of Afghanistan,
                    1.    Condemns in the strongest terms the deplorable attacks of August 26,
               2021, near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, which were
               claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, an entity affiliated with the
               Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), and resulted in deaths and injuries of
               over 300 civilians and 28 military personnel, and takes note of the Taliban’s
               condemnation of this attack;
                     2.    Demands that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any
               country or to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan or to finance terrorist acts, and
               reiterates the importance of combating terrorism in Afghanistan, including those
               individuals and entities designated pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), and notes the
               Taliban’s relevant commitments;
                     3.    Calls for strengthened efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to
               Afghanistan, calls on all parties to allow full, safe, and unhindered access for the
               United Nations, its specialized agencies and implementing partners, and all
               humanitarian actors engaged in humanitarian relief activity, including with respect to
               internally displaced persons, to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches all those
               in need, calls on all donors and international humanitarian actors to provide
               humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and major Afghan refugee-hosting countries,
               and underlines that all parties must respect their obligations under international
               humanitarian law in all circumstances, including those related to the protection of
               civilians;
                     4.    Reaffirms the importance of upholding human rights including those of
               women, children and minorities, encourages all parties to seek an inclusive,
               negotiated political settlement, with the full, equal and meaningful participation of
               women, that responds to the desire of Afghans to sustain and build on Afghanistan’s
               gains over the last twenty years in adherence to the rule of law, and underlines that
               all parties must respect their obligations;
                   5.    Notes the Taliban statement of August 27, 2021, in which the Taliban
               committed that Afghans will be able to travel abroad, may leave Afghanistan anytime



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             they want to, and may exit Afghanistan via any border crossing, both air and ground,
             including at the reopened and secured Kabul airport, with no one preventing them
             from traveling, expects that the Taliban will adhere to these and all other
             commitments, including regarding the safe, secure, and orderly departure from
             Afghanistan of Afghans and all foreign nationals;
                   6.    Takes note of the dangerous security situation around Hamid Karzai
             International Airport and expresses concern that intelligence indicates further terrorist
             attacks may take place in the area, calls on the relevant parties to work with
             international partners to take steps to strengthen security and to prevent further
             casualties, and requests that every effort be made to allow for the rapid and secure
             reopening of the Kabul airport and its surrounding area;
                  7.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                S/PV.8848
             Security Council                                                                                               Provisional
             Seventy-sixth year


             8848th meeting
             Monday, 30 August 2021, 3 p.m.
             New York




President:   Mr. Shringla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (India)


Members:     China. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Geng Shuang
             Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Lipand
             France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mrs. Broadhurst Estival
             Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Ms. Byrne Nason
             Kenya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Kiboino
             Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mrs. Buenrostro Massieu
             Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Ousman
             Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Ms. Heimerback
             Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Mr. Nebenzia
             Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     Ms. Miguel
             Tunisia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Laouani
             United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . .                                  Dame Barbara Woodward
             United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               Mrs. Thomas-Greenfield
             Viet Nam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mrs. Tra Phuong Nguyen

Agenda
             The situation in Afghanistan




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       The meeting was called to order at 3.10 p.m.            reason, whenever they want, by air or by land. That is
                                                               of the utmost importance to us.
Adoption of the agenda
                                                                   Sadly, the United States is grieving the loss of 13
       The agenda was adopted.                                 young service members who made the ultimate sacrifice
                                                               while diligently working to help people depart the
The situation in Afghanistan                                   country in safety. We are also mourning the hundreds
                                                               of Afghans who were killed or injured during the attack
    The President: The Security Council will now
                                                               outside of the Kabul airport. They went to the airport
begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.
                                                               in search of a better life. The international community
    Members of the Council have before them document           and those in Afghanistan must honour their memory
S/2021/762, which contains the text of a draft resolution      by doing everything they can to continue to help those
submitted by France, the United Kingdom of Great               who wish to leave.
Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States                  As of this morning, the United States has facilitated
of America.                                                    the evacuation of more than 122,000 American
     The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the        citizens, foreign nationals and at-risk Afghans out of
draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution   Afghanistan since the end of July. Many have made
to the vote now.                                               that possible — our courageous service members, our
                                                               tireless diplomats and dozens of countries, including
       A vote was taken by show of hands.                      many on the Security Council. Our allies and partners
                                                               around the world have contributed to the airlift,
In favour:                                                     serving as transit countries and some resettling Afghan
     Estonia, France, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico,           refugees permanently. We are grateful to all who have
     Niger, Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,          joined forces in this remarkable effort.
     Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
     Northern Ireland, United States of America,                   Secondly, the resolution makes crystal clear the
     Viet Nam                                                  Security Council’s enduring commitment to assisting
                                                               those who remain in Afghanistan. It underscores that
Against:                                                       all parties need to facilitate humanitarian assistance
   None                                                        and that humanitarian actors must be given full, safe
Abstaining:                                                    and unhindered access to continue service delivery to
    China, Russian Federation                                  those in need. The Afghan people are suffering not just
                                                               from conflict and massive internal displacement, but
    The President: The draft resolution received               also from a nationwide drought and the coronavirus
13 votes in favour, none against and 2 abstentions.            disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The draft resolution has been adopted as
resolution 2593 (2021).                                             United Nations agencies warn that humanitarian
                                                               needs in the coming months will be vast. The Office
    I shall now give the floor to those members of             of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
the Council who wish to make statements following              estimates that nearly a half million Afghans have been
the voting.                                                    internally displaced this year alone. The World Food
    Mrs. Thomas-Greenfield (United States of                   Programme estimates that, without food assistance,
America): Today’s resolution 2593 (2021) establishes           14 million people in Afghanistan are at risk of starving.
three clear expectations regarding the future of               UNICEF has reported that COVID-19 vaccinations
                                                               have dropped off by 80 per cent in recent weeks.
Afghanistan. First, the Security Council expects the
                                                               Vital humanitarian assistance must flow to people in
Taliban to live up to its commitment to facilitating safe
                                                               desperate need.
passage for Afghans and foreign nationals who want
to leave Afghanistan, whether it be today, tomorrow                Thirdly, the resolution reiterates in strong terms
or after 31 August. Consistent with the right to leave         several of the Council’s enduring calls regarding the
any country, including one’s own, everybody must               situation in Afghanistan. Today we have spoken once
be allowed to safely leave Afghanistan for whatever            again on the urgent need to tackle the serious threat of


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terrorism in Afghanistan. Last week’s horrific attack        clearly sets out a series of expectations for the Taliban,
in Kabul demonstrated the very real threat posed by          the first of which concerns all Afghans who feel
terrorist groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and       threatened and wish to leave the country. The Taliban
the Sham-Khorasan Province. President Biden has              has undertaken certain commitments in that regard,
made clear that we will do what is necessary to defend       and we ask that it adhere to them.
our security and our people. The entire international
                                                                 The resolution calls for no effort to be spared in
community is committed to ensuring that Afghanistan
                                                             order to secure the airport and surrounding areas.
is never again a safe haven for terrorism.
                                                             Creating that safe and protected passage is a sine qua
     Through this resolution, the Security Council has       non so as to ensure that threatened Afghans who wish to
also reiterated the vital importance of respect for the      leave can do so in total security, as well as to ensure that
rights of Afghanistan’s people, including its women,         humanitarian assistance can reach all those who need it
girls and minorities. We will not waver on that point.       via both the airport and land borders. Indeed, that is
Respect for the rights of all the people of Afghanistan      the second requirement set in the resolution, namely, to
goes hand in hand with the need for parties to engage        guarantee the continuation of humanitarian operations.
in an inclusive negotiated settlement to bring stability     Every minute counts for the thousands of Afghans who
to Afghanistan, which the Council also emphasizes            are waiting for food and care. All parties must respect
through today’s resolution.                                  their obligations under international humanitarian law.

     As Afghanistan enters the next chapter, it is                The third requirement set out in resolution 2593
imperative that the international community remain           (2021) concerns the fight against terrorism. In that
unified and resolute, including in holding the               regard, I reiterate our firmest condemnation of the
Taliban accountable for its commitments. One such            recent attacks. As we have said before in the Chamber,
commitment, which the Taliban has made publicly and          we will continue to fight tirelessly against that scourge.
privately, is that those who wish to leave Afghanistan       The Taliban have also undertaken commitments in that
will be able to do so. Today’s resolution signals just how   regard, which it must uphold. It must also contribute
seriously the Security Council takes that commitment,        effectively to the fight against terrorism, in particular
along with the commitment to allowing humanitarian           the financing of terrorism, in addition to severing all
aid to flow and to preventing terrorism. Through             ties with Al-Qaida.
today’s resolution, the Security Council has issued a             Finally, the resolution we just adopted serves to
set of calls that are clear, necessary and in the interest   remind us all of our obligations under international
of Afghanistan’s people. Moving forward, we must             humanitarian law and human rights law, especially when
address the most pressing security threats, stand up for     it comes to the protection of civilians, humanitarian
the rights of the Afghan people and lay the groundwork       access and the rights of women. For women, the
for a stable and inclusive Afghanistan. The people of        horizon is now considerably darker. It is our duty to
Afghanistan deserve nothing less.                            restore their hope. The gains made in the past 20 years
     Ms. Broadhurst Estival (France) (spoke in French):      must be preserved. Afghan women have been on the
I welcome today’s adoption of resolution 2593 (2021). I      front lines in recent years calling for their rights. their
regret the fact that the text could not garner the support   full participation is essential for any political solution.
of all of the members of the Security Council. The eyes           I would like to underscore that France reaffirms
of all Afghans are on the Council. They expected clear       its expectations for the establishment, through
support from the international community. This lack of       negotiations, of a transitional Government that meets
unity is a disappointment for us and for them. However,      the aspirations of the Afghan people. Over the next few
I have no doubt that Council members all share the           days, we look forward to seeing greater coordination of
same primary objective — that of enabling the Afghan         all efforts on the ground, in particular with the United
people to regain stability and security.                     Nations, to ensure that the resolution is put into practice.
    Nevertheless, we have adopted an important text              I would like to applaud the essential role played by
that now needs to be implemented on the ground. As           the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
the security and humanitarian situations continue to         (UNAMA). I commend the courage of its teams, as well
deteriorate, the resolution that the Council just adopted    as those of all United Nations agencies, particularly


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those in the humanitarian sphere. We will continue          at this critical juncture for Afghanistan. We would, of
to support UNAMA’s work and pay close attention to          course, have preferred to send a united message.
making sure that the Mission continues to benefit from
                                                                 Our thoughts today are with those Afghans who
a sufficiently robust mandate to pursue its fundamental
                                                            are desperately trying to reach safety outside their
role on the ground.
                                                            homeland; with the women and children who know their
    Dame Barbara Woodward (United Kingdom):                 fundamental rights are now at risk; and with all Afghans
Today the Security Council has spoken clearly on the        suffering from humanitarian need, including those who
situation in Afghanistan and has set out its minimum        are hungry and without safe access to water. That is
expectations of the Taliban.                                where our collective attention needs to be focused. We
                                                            cannot look the other way. That is why the focus in the
    First, the immediate priority is to ensure that all
                                                            resolution on ensuring full, safe and unhindered access
those who wish to leave Afghanistan can do so safely.
                                                            to the United Nations and all humanitarian actors to
We have been clear that the Taliban must adhere to its
                                                            deliver life-saving and life-sustaining humanitarian aid
own stated commitments to ensure safe passage beyond
                                                            is so important.
31 August.
                                                                 We also welcome the emphasis on upholding human
    Secondly, Afghanistan can never again become
                                                            rights and the clear and unequivocal reaffirmation
a safe haven for terrorists. We have unequivocally
                                                            of the importance of the full, equal and meaningful
condemned the attack on Kabul airport last week,
                                                            participation of women in any negotiated political
and we reiterate our condolences and sympathy to the
                                                            settlement. We would of course have preferred stronger
bereaved and injured. A coordinated approach will be
                                                            language on respect for human rights, particularly
vital to counter any extremist threat emanating from
                                                            given the situation now faced by the women and girls
Afghanistan, and we call on the Taliban to uphold its
                                                            of Afghanistan. On 19 August, Ireland and Mexico
commitments set out in the Doha agreement.
                                                            jointly urged the Council to place the utmost priority on
    Thirdly, the humanitarian situation requires urgent     women and girls. Ireland calls on all parties to uphold
attention. We are coordinating closely with partners to     their obligations under international humanitarian,
strengthen efforts to support humanitarian assistance       refugee and human rights law.
and ensure unimpeded access for humanitarian workers
                                                                 I repeat what I said in the Chamber on 16 August:
and organizations.
                                                            telling the international community what it wants to
    Finally, the gains of the past 20 years must be         hear will fool no one (see S/PV.8834). We have noted
protected, and human rights, including those of             the public statement by the Taliban. We will judge the
women, children and minorities, must be safeguarded.        Taliban by its actions, and not by its words.
Resolution 2593 (2021) lays down a marker that the
                                                                 Right now, the international community must
international community will be watching closely.
                                                            continue to demand that all those who need to leave
    Today’s resolution is an important step towards         Afghanistan — whether they be Afghans or foreign
a unified, international response to the situation in       nationals — be free to do so in a safe, secure and orderly
Afghanistan. We will continue to build on it to ensure      way. We reiterate our firm view that such access at any
that the Council holds the Taliban accountable as           air or land crossing must be without preconditions.
regards its commitments. The Taliban will be judged by
                                                                 Ireland will not be found wanting in our
the international community on the basis of its actions
                                                            determination to work alongside fellow Security
on the ground, not its words.
                                                            Council members to ensure that we maintain laser
    Ms. Byrne Nason (Ireland): We welcome the               focus on the situation in Afghanistan, including as
adoption today of the resolution on Afghanistan             Ireland assumes the Council presidency for the month
(resolution 2593 (2021)). I want to express our             of September.
appreciation to France, the United Kingdom and the
                                                                Mr. Nebenzia (Russian Federation) (spoke in
United States for their efforts in bringing it forward.
                                                            Russian): The Russian Federation firmly condemns
    Ireland voted in favour of the resolution because we    the terrorist attacks that took place on 26 August near
believe in the importance of the Security Council’s voice   Kabul airport, killing hundreds of people. We express


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our condolences to the friends and families of the            replaced by the Resolute Support training mission,
victims, and we wish those injured a swift recovery.          reported to the Council.
    Meanwhile, we had to abstain in the voting on the             For our part, the Russian Federation has consistently
resolution on Afghanistan (resolution 2593 (2021)).           called for a peaceful, safe and prosperous Afghanistan
We did so because the authors of the text ignored our         on whose territory there would be no terrorist or drug
principled concerns.                                          threat. We will continue our support for the Afghan
                                                              people with a view to achieving that goal.
    First, despite the fact that the resolution was
proposed against the backdrop of a terrible terrorist             Mr. Lipand (Estonia): In the light of the uncertain
attack, the authors categorically refused to mention          developments in Afghanistan and the urgent and
internationally recognized terrorist organizations — ­ the    precarious security situation at Kabul airport, Estonia
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and the Eastern          gave its support to resolution 2593 (2021) today.
Turkistan Islamic Movement — in the paragraph                     The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
on counter-terrorism. We see this as a reluctance             is deteriorating. Humanitarian organizations and
to acknowledge the obvious and a desire to divide             the United Nations have committed to staying and
terrorists into “ours and theirs”, that is, to downplay the   to delivering relief and assistance, but they need
terrorist threat coming from those groups.                    unimpeded access and assurances that their staff and
                                                              aid providers can work and deliver assistance without
    Secondly, during the negotiations we underscored
                                                              interference or threats to their safety. That includes the
the unacceptability of the negative impacts on the
                                                              need for a functioning and secure airport in Kabul that
Afghan economy of the evacuation of qualified Afghan          enables people and goods to move as necessary.
specialists. Given that brain drain, the country will not
be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.              Furthermore, although a lot about the situation in
Those elements, which are important to the Afghan             Afghanistan is currently unclear, the past two weeks
people, were not reflected in the text.                       have shown that there are many aspects on which
                                                              there is agreement. I would highlight four: we all have
     Thirdly, the authors ignored our proposals to include    called for strengthened efforts to provide humanitarian
in the document references to the harmful influence of        assistance to Afghanistan; we have all acknowledged
the freezing of Afghan financial assets on the economic       that for peace to be sustainable and inclusive, a
and humanitarian situation in the country, as well as         negotiated political settlement must be reached, with the
the vital need to provide humanitarian assistance to          full, equal and meaningful participation of women; we
Afghanistan strictly in accordance with the guiding           have together underscored the importance of adherence
principles of the United Nations as enshrined in General      to international norms and standards on human rights,
Assembly resolution 46/182.                                   in particular for women, children and minorities; and
                                                              we all have reaffirmed the importance of combating
    We understand the reasons that motivated the
                                                              terrorism in Afghanistan.
authors to try to use the authority of the Security
Council to adopt the resolution in this form and within           With that in mind, I want to simply conclude that
such a tight time frame, but perhaps, if we had had more      we look forward to building upon those aspects, in the
time, the result of the voting would have been different.     interest of all the people of Afghanistan.

    At the same time, we see here an attempt to shift              Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese):
the blame for the collapse of the 20-year presence of         The domestic situation in Afghanistan has undergone
the United States and their allies in the region onto         fundamental changes. In the light of the developments
the Taliban and the countries in the region that will         on the ground, the Security Council has held intensive
have to deal with the consequences of this long-term          consultations with the aim of finding an effective
campaign. That irresponsible action on the part of the        solution that would help Afghanistan restore peace,
Western coalition and its attitude vis-à-vis the events in    stability and order, in line with the general expectations
                                                              of the international community.
Afghanistan is not surprising given, among other things,
the purely formal way in which NATO’s International               At the same time, given the fragile and sensitive
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uncertainties, any action taken by the Security Council     of civilians, must not be glossed over and must continue
should help ease rather than intensify tensions and         to be investigated.
conflict, so that Afghanistan can make a smooth
                                                                The United States’ recent retaliatory attack on
transition rather than relapse into turmoil.
                                                            the Islamic State resulted in the deaths of innocent
    The countries concerned circulated the draft            civilians. We call on the United States to refrain
resolution last Friday evening, demanding that action       from indiscriminately attacking or bombing civilianbe taken on Monday. China has serious doubts about          populated areas in Afghanistan.
the necessity and urgency of the adoption of resolution
2593 (2021) and about the balance of its content.                In the face of the fundamental changes in the
Nonetheless, China still participated constructively        domestic situation in Afghanistan, the international
in the consultations and put forward important              community must engage with the Taliban and actively
and reasonable amendments together with Russia.             provide it with guidance. The international community
Unfortunately, our amendments were not fully adopted.       should provide Afghanistan with urgently needed
                                                            assistance with respect to the economy, livelihoods and
     China has always been opposed to a sponsor’s
                                                            humanitarian needs in order to help the new authorities
imposing or forcibly pushing a draft resolution. Based
                                                            preserve the normal functioning of Government
on the aforementioned considerations, China abstained
                                                            institutions as well as public order and stability, address
in the voting on the resolution.
                                                            the issues of currency depreciation and price increases,
    The recent chaos in Afghanistan is directly related     and embark on the path of peaceful reconstruction as
to the hasty and disorderly withdrawal of foreign           soon as possible.
troops. We hope that the countries concerned will
realize that the withdrawal does not mean an end of              China has always attached great importance to
their responsibility but the beginning of a process of      Afghanistan’s fight against terrorism. We strongly
reflection and correction.                                  condemn the recent terrorist attack in Kabul. That
                                                            terrorist attack once again proved that the war in
    The countries concerned should learn lessons            Afghanistan did not achieve the goal of eliminating
from this; truly respect the sovereignty, independence      terrorist forces in Afghanistan. The hasty withdrawal of
and territorial integrity of Afghanistan; and genuinely     foreign troops is likely to have provided opportunities
respect the right of the Afghan people to determine their   for various terrorist organizations to make a comeback.
own future. It is hoped that the countries concerned        We hope that the security of Kabul airport can
will effectively change their wrong-minded practice
                                                            be guaranteed, that the evacuation of the relevant
of imposing their own will on others and put an end
                                                            personnel can proceed smoothly and that all parties
to the hegemonic practice of imposing pressures and
                                                            concerned can strengthen their coordination so as to
sanctions or even using force at every turn.
                                                            jointly prevent fresh terrorist attacks.
    Those countries should be responsible for what
                                                                 Afghanistan must never again become the source
they have done in the past 20 years and fulfil their
commitments to the peaceful rebuilding of Afghanistan.      of or a hotbed of terrorism. That is the bottom line
They cannot claim to care about the Afghan people’s         that the country must adhere to in any future political
welfare while imposing unilateral sanctions or claim to     settlement. It is hoped that the Taliban will honestly
support accelerated economic and social development         fulfil its commitments and completely cut off ties with
in the country while seizing and freezing Afghans’          all terrorist organizations.
overseas assets.                                                In resolutely cracking down on international
    They have left an immense catastrophe in their          terrorist forces such as the Islamic State, Al-Qaida and
wake in Afghanistan - one that they created - shifting      the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement, countries
the blame and responsibility to neighbouring countries      should follow international law and Security Council
and the Security Council. The actions of foreign troops     resolutions so as to prevent any chaos caused by
in Afghanistan over the past 20 years, including the        terrorists gathering in Afghanistan. On countercriminal activities carried out by the United States and    terrorism issues, there must be no double standards or
Australian forces involving the indiscriminate killing      selective approaches.


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    The mandate for the United Nations Assistance               Before adjourning the meeting, as this is the last
Mission in Afghanistan will expire on 17 September.         scheduled meeting of the Security Council for the
China looks forward to continuing to engage in              month of August, I would like to express the sincere
constructive consultations with members of the Security     appreciation of the delegation of India to the members of
Council and to conducting in-depth discussions with a       the Council — and to the Council’s secretariat — for all
view to achieving a broad consensus on such issues as       the support they have extended to us during the month.
the United Nations presence in Afghanistan in the next
phase. Our objective is to help the country achieve peace       It has indeed been a busy month — and one in
and reconciliation and start its reconstruction process.    which we have rallied to seek consensus on several
                                                            important issues within our purview. We could not have
    As a member of the Security Council and one of          done it without the hard work, support and cooperation
Afghanistan’s important neighbours, China has all           of every delegation and the representatives of the
along followed the principle of non-interference in         Secretariat, including the technical support personnel,
internal affairs and always pursued a friendly policy       conference service officers, interpreters, translators,
for all Afghan people. We are ready to continue to          verbatim reporters and security personnel.
develop good-neighbourly and cooperative relations
with Afghanistan and play a constructive role in the             As we end our presidency, I know I speak on behalf
peaceful reconstruction of the country.                     of the Council in wishing the delegation of Ireland good
                                                            luck in the month of September.
    The President: There are no more names inscribed
on the list of speakers.                                        The meeting rose at 3.40 p.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 013 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 002 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
A CHINA
Y ESTONIA
Y FRANCE
Y INDIA
Y IRELAND
Y KENYA
Y MEXICO
Y NIGER
Y NORWAY
A RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Y TUNISIA
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES
Y VIET NAM