UN Secretary General calls on Taliban to end offensive in Afghanistan

The statement was published on the UN website.

“I call on the Taliban to immediately end their offensive and begin honest negotiations in the interests of Afghanistan and its people,” Guterres said.

He stressed that the seizure of power in Afghanistan by military means will either lead to a long civil war or isolation of the country.

At the same time, Guterres stated that the situation in the country is getting out of control.

Earlier, the spokesman for the US Department of Defense John Kirby said that the US military began to transfer additional forces to the capital of Afghanistan.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.