Addressing a UN high-level meeting on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the minister said on Monday evening that the recent UN Security Council Resolution 2593 should “guide” the international community with regard to Afghanistan.
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He said, “As an immediate neighbour, India is monitoring developments in Afghanistan with “understandable concerns”. Jaishankar called for “normalization of regular commercial operations of the Kabul airport”, which is a relief to Afghans. May help in the flow of material. He said that the issues of travel, safe routes which may hinder humanitarian aid should be resolved immediately.
According to a recent UNDP report, between 72 and 97 percent of the Afghan population could slip into poverty. “Afghanistan’s political, economic, social and security situation and consequently its human needs are undergoing a sea change,” Jaishankar said, without explicitly mentioning it. Taliban.
India today promised no money to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, perhaps for the first time in 20 years. Jaishankar elaborated on India’s aid and development assistance to Afghanistan, from fortified protein biscuits to infrastructure and capacity building. Until the Taliban takeover in mid-August, India had a developmental presence in all 34 provinces of the country.
He said Afghanistan was passing through a “serious and challenging phase”. UK foreign secretary Dominic RaboSpeaking at the same meeting, he said he feared collapse in Afghanistan as well as regional instability. “We will not provide aid directly to the Taliban” so it is important that aid organizations can operate freely and safely. This seemed to be a major theme – allow unhindered access to Afghanistan, allow people to move freely if they wish.
Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi Asked for the release of Afghanistan’s funds and reserves held abroad to help the Taliban government. Since there is little international trust in the Taliban government at present, this may take some time.
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