We cannot have terrorist camps moving back into Afghanistan: India's UNSC president

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani (third left) gestures as he arrives ahead of a meeting at the Afghan Parliament house in Kabul. Pic/AFP

The situation in Afghanistan is of deep concern to all members of the UN Security Council, President of the Council for the month of August Ambassador T S Tirumurti has said, underlining that "we cannot have terrorist camps" once again moving back into the war-torn country that will have a "direct impact" on India.

India, currently a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2021-22 tenure, assumed the rotating Presidency of the powerful UN organ for the month of August.

"The situation in Afghanistan is of deep concern to all members of the Security Council and we have seen that in recent days, the violence is only increasing," Tirumurti said at the UN Headquarters on Monday. Briefing reporters at the UN Headquarters on the Council's Programme of Work, Tirumurti, who is India's Permanent Representative to the UN, cited a UN report that said the number of casualties in Afghanistan during May-June exceeds the number between January and April.

Responding to a question on the situation in Afghanistan and what the Security Council can do to prevent further escalation in violence, Tirumurti said he expects that "probably the Security Council will be looking at this aspect sooner rather than later" on Afghanistan. As far as India is concerned, he said New Delhi has mentioned very clearly that "we want to see an independent, peaceful, democratic and a stable Afghanistan. India has supported every opportunity that can bring peace, security and stability in Afghanistan."

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