A/RES/55/119
aimed at finding a solution to the continuing conflict through a broad-based dialogue
involving all concerned actors,
Expressing deep concern at the lack of reconstruction in Afghanistan,
1.
Takes note with appreciation of the interim report of the Special
Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in
Afghanistan 10 and of the conclusions and recommendations contained therein, and
encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue to fulfil his mandate;
2.
Strongly condemns the mass killings and systematic human rights
violations perpetrated against civilians and prisoners of war, including in the areas
of Mazar-e Sharif and Bamian, and notes with alarm the resumption of the wider
conflict by the Taliban during the past summer, especially in the Taloqan area,
resulting in the massive, forced displacement of the civilian population, in particular
of women and children;
3.
Condemns the widespread violations and abuses of human rights and
international humanitarian law, including the right to life, liberty and security of
person, freedom from torture and from other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment, freedom of opinion, expression, religion, association and
movement, the forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed
conflict and, in particular, the grave human rights violations committed against
women and girls;
4.
Reiterates its condemnation of the killings of Iranian diplomats and the
correspondent of the Islamic Republic News Agency by the Taliban, which
constituted flagrant violations of established international law, as well as the attacks
on and killings of United Nations personnel in Taliban-held territories of
Afghanistan, and calls upon the Taliban to fulfil their stated commitment to
cooperate in urgent investigations of these heinous crimes with a view to bringing to
justice those responsible;
5.
Notes with deep concern:
(a)
The persisting pattern of human rights violations in Afghanistan;
(b) The continuing and substantiated reports of human rights violations
against women and girls, including all forms of discrimination against them, notably
in areas under the control of the Taliban;
(c) The intensification of armed hostilities in Afghanistan and the complex
nature of the conflict, including its ethnic, religious and political aspects, which
have resulted in extensive human suffering and forced displacement, inter alia, on
the grounds of ethnicity;
(d) The continued displacement of millions of Afghan refugees to the Islamic
Republic of Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan and other countries;
(e)
The deliberate destruction of life-sustaining activities;
(f) The substantial restrictions introduced by the Taliban authorities on the
operations of the United Nations and the specialized agencies that provide assistance
in Afghanistan, and notes the negative impact that those restrictions have on
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See A/55/346.