Roza Otunbayeva, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said in Kabul that the UN is committed to supporting Afghanistan’s stability and development through a comprehensive and coordinated process with the Islamic Emirate.
According to her, the aim of this process is the full integration of Afghanistan into the international community and the adherence of the caretaker government to global commitments.
Roza Otunbayeva said: “The UN is committed to supporting Afghanistan’s stability and development through the proposed comprehensive approach aimed towards a more coherent, coordinated and structured engagement between the Taliban authorities and the international community. The objective of this process should be clear end state of an Afghanistan at peace with itself and its neighbors fully reintegrated into the international community and meeting international obligations.”
The UNAMA chief also called the work of two task forces—on counter-narcotics and the private sector—crucial, and stressed the importance of active participation from all Central Asian countries.
“As part of this process, the work of the two task working groups of counter-narcotics and the private sector decided in Doha on first of July 2024, Doha, is growing work,” she said.
Najib Rahman Shamal, an international relations expert, said: “We hope that the current Afghan authorities will also facilitate greater international engagement, especially from the United Nations, which has once again reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Afghanistan.”
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly called on the United Nations to provide the necessary grounds for official engagement with the international community and to hand over Afghanistan’s permanent UN seat to the Islamic Emirate.