UN team in Kabul to show support for war-weary Afghanistan
KABUL — A top level U.N. Security Council delegation that included U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley visited Kabul and met with the Afghan authorities, the government and the United Nations said Monday.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s office said he met with the U.N. team on Sunday and discussed Afghanistan’s security situation and how to move the country forward. The statement says Ghani also requested continued U.N. pressure on neighbouring Pakistan, which Kabul accuses of harbouring Taliban insurgents. Islamabad denies the allegations.
According to the statement, along with Haley, representatives of China, Russia and Britain also took part in the meeting, which was not previously announced for security reasons.
President Donald Trump has taken a tough stand on Pakistan, which in turn has accused the United States of scapegoating Islamabad for its own failure to bring peace to Afghanistan where the war is now entering its 17th year.