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UNSC presidency to highlight consequences of IEA’s return to power
Christina Markus Lassen, Denmark’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Security Council president for August, said on Monday that this month marks five years since the Islamic Emirate’s takeover of Afghanistan and that the UNSC presidency will seek to highlight the consequences of this event.
Speaking at a briefing, she described the anniversary as a “rather grim” milestone and said the Council presidency wants to draw attention to the consequences of the IEA’s takeover over the past five years.
Lassen noted that the Security Council’s focus will be on the impact the IEA’s rule has had on the Afghan population, particularly on women and girls.
The Islamic Emirate returned to power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021.
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, said the United Nations’ assessment of the consequences of the Islamic Emirate’s return to power will be incomplete because the Islamic Emirate has no representative at the organization to present the progress made in Afghanistan.