UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls on global community to take in Afghan refugees and halt any deportations after the Taliban take Kabul
"We are receiving chilling reports of severe restrictions on human rights throughout the country. I am particularly concerned by accounts of mounting human rights violations against the women and girls of Afghanistan," he told the 15-member council.Taliban officials have issued statements aimed at calming the panic.
"Attacks against civilians or civilian objects must stop. The human rights and fundamental freedoms of all Afghan citizens, especially women, girls and members of minority groups, must be respected," US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the council. Guterres also said that the international community must come together to ensure that Afghanistan is not used to stage terrorist attacks by other groups.
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