Taliban must respect rights of women and children, says UN head
António Guterres also urged release of aid to Afghanistan as humanitarian catastrophe worsens
The Taliban must uphold the fundamental human rights of women and children, the United Nations chief has said, as he urged the international community to release frozen Afghan aid to prevent families from selling their babies to buy food.
The secretary general, António Guterres, also warned that “Afghanistan is hanging by a thread” as millions of impoverished citizens struggle to survive amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions.