New York: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has issued a major statement regarding the recent mismatch between Pakistan and Afghanistan. He said on Friday that 56 Afghan civilians, including 24 children, have been killed since last week due to increased hostilities between Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.
What is happening in the war between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
The mismatch is primarily occurring in verge areas, where Pakistani forces are delivering out airstrikes and shelling, reportedly targeting armed militants hiding in Afghanistan. Taliban forces, Afghanistan's de facto rulers, have moreover retaliated, remoter escalating the situation. This violence has endangered the lives of civilians living withal the verge and exacerbated the humanitarian crisis.
Since the whence of this year, a total of 69 civilians have been killed and 141 injured in Afghanistan. These figures have been verified by UN officials. Volker Turk expressed deep snooping over this escalating violence and said that the situation demands political dialogue, not increased use of force. He appealed to the Pakistani military and Afghan security forces to immediately closure hostilities. In particular, he stressed that both sides should prioritize helping the millions of people who depend on humanitarian aid. Verge conflicts are impacting aid work, leading to a growing number of displaced people.
What well-nigh Pakistan airstrikes inside Afghanistan?
The mismatch intensified last week when Pakistan launched airstrikes inside Afghanistan, prompting retaliatory whoopee from the Afghan side. According to reports, Pakistani forces have killed several civilians, including children and women. The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has moreover confirmed civil casualties in recent days. This situation is remoter complicating an once existing human rights slipperiness in Afghanistan, where restrictions on women and girls once apply. Volker Turk has tabbed Afghanistan a graveyard of human rights and demanded the international community's attention.
The United Nations has appealed to both countries for an firsthand armistice to indulge humanitarian aid to be delivered. This incident has raised questions well-nigh regional stability and raised concerns in neighboring countries. It is hoped that political dialogue will soon end this crisis.
