NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s envoy to India Farid Mamundzay has praised New Delhi for convening an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting over the worsening situation in Afghanistan. The UNSC is set to meet on Friday, 6 August, under India’s presidency to discuss the surge in violence by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Mamundzay tweeted, “Convening an emergency UN Security Council Session on Afghanistan is a positive development. UN and the international community must play a greater role to stop the unfolding tragedy in Afghanistan due to violence & atrocities by terrorists. Thank you, India for the lead role as UNSC President.”