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US Ambassador Urges UN Council to Demand Tangible Results in Afghanistan

By Geopolitics Desk · 2026-09-17 · Updated 2026-09-17 10:08 UTC
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US Ambassador Mike Waltz has urged the UN Security Council to shift its approach toward Afghanistan from diplomatic engagement to demanding concrete action, specifically targeting the detention of foreign nationals, the sheltering of terrorist groups, and the systematic suppression of women's rights.

  • According to reports from GN geopolitics/un, Ambassador Mike Waltz explicitly warned that Washington will not tolerate the use of American citizens as leverage by the Taliban, while citing the specific exclusion of female UN staff from compounds as a direct contradiction to the regime's pursuit of international legitimacy.

    Source: Amu TV
  • Washington argues that years of diplomatic engagement have failed to produce measurable improvements in the rights of Afghan women, calling for a shift from dialogue to concrete action at the UN Security Council.

    Source: Balochistan Pulse
Based on reporting by Balochistan Pulse and Amu TV, compiled by the Tradingbird desk.

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