India schedules UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan for Aug 6
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will be meeting on Friday,&nbsp; under India&rsquo;s Presidency to discuss the stepped up attacks by the Taliban in which a large number of innocent civilians are being killed in Afghanistan after the US pulled out its troops from the strife-torn country.</p>
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&quot;UN Security Council will meet on Friday, 6th August, under Indian Presidency to discuss and take stock of the situation in Afghanistan,&quot; India&#39;s Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti tweeted on Thursday.</p>
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Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammed Haneef Atmar had spoken to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Tuesday about convening an emergency UN Security Council session on the current situation in Afghanistan.</p>
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The Afghan foreign ministry said Atmar talked about the escalating violence by the Taliban and foreign terrorist groups in Afghanistan and called for a meeting of the UNSC to discuss the situation. India had on Sunday taken charge as rotating president of the UNSC.</p>
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&quot;Called Indian FM HE @DrSJaishankar to discuss convening an emergency UN Security Council Session on AFG. UN &amp; int&#39;l community must play a greater role to stop the unfolding tragedy due to Taliban violence &amp; atrocities. Appreciate the lead role of India as current UNSC President,&quot; Atmar said on Twitter.</p>
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Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned &ldquo;in the strongest terms&rdquo; deliberate attacks on civilians in Afghanistan and all instances of terrorism in a resolution passed on Tuesday. The resolution approved by all 15 members of the UNSC also termed as &ldquo;deplorable&rdquo; the July 30 attack on the UN compound in Herat.</p>
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The Council members said that all parties are required to protect civilians under international humanitarian law and that deliberate attacks targeting civilians and U.N. personnel and compounds &ldquo;may constitute war crimes.&rdquo; It also said that there was an urgent and imperative need to bring the perpetrators to justice.&rdquo;</p>
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The members reaffirmed that there is no military solution to the conflict, and declared that they do not support the restoration of the Islamic Emirate.</p>
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