The situation in Afghanistan - United Nations Security Council Meeting (Full)

The United Nations presence in Afghanistan “will adapt to the security situation,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday. in a briefing to an emergency session of the Security Council. “But above all, we will stay and deliver in support of the Afghan people in their hour of need,” Guterres said. As desperate Afghans were trying to escape the Taliban and board planes, during chaotic scenes at Kabul airport on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for international unity on Afghanistan. Guterres appealed for the Council to stand as one, and ensure that human rights are upheld, humanitarian aid continues, and that the country does not again become a platform for terrorism. The Secretary-General noted that the international community is following the developments in Afghanistan “with a heavy heart and deep disquiet about what lies ahead.” After seizing large swaths of territory in recent months, the Taliban on Sunday took control of the capital, Kabul, home to some six million p