The United Nations: Taliban on Sunday promised to ensure the safety of humanitarian workers and help access to Afghanistan in a meeting with the Head of the United Nations Humanitarian in Kabul, a UN spokesman said.
Martin Griffiths is in the capital of Afghanistan on Sunday for several days of meeting with Taliban leadership in the midst of a looming humanitarian disaster in the country of Islamis’s control of hard lines.
“The authorities promise that the security and security of humanitarian staff, and humanitarian access to people in need, will be guaranteed and that humanitarian workers – both men and women – will be guaranteed freedom of movement,” statement from UN spokesman Stephane said Dujarric.
Griffiths reaffirms in the meeting that the humanitarian community is committed to providing “impartial and independent humanitarian assistance,” added the statement.
He also asked all parties to ensure women’s rights and safety, both of them contributed to childbirth and civilians.
Women’s freedom in Afghanistan sharply limited under the Taliban government of 1996-2001.
The United Nations said Afghanistan fell into the humanitarian crisis that affected 18 million people, or half the population.
Even before the Taliban lightning offensive which overthrew the government supported by the West on August 15, Afghanistan was very dependent on help – with 40 percent of the country’s GDP was taken from foreign funding.
But the future of the aid mission in the country under the Taliban has been a source of concern for the United Nations and assistance, although the Taliban promises softer regulations than during their first task.
Some previous assistance organizations have confirmed to AFP they are in talks with the Taliban to continue their operations, or have received security guarantees for existing programs.
The United Nations said this week Humanitarian flights had continued to several Afghan provinces.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges “Taliban and all other parties to fully restrain from protecting life and to ensure that humanitarian needs can be fulfilled” in a report to the Security Council this weekend.
The report was compiled because the UN political mission mandate in Afghanistan was scheduled to end on September 17.
Taliban Safety Oath for Humanity Workers: United Nations
