China, on behalf of a group of countries, pointed out at the UN Human Rights Council that the US and its allies violated the human rights of the Afghan people by military intervention

　　China News Service, Geneva, September 14-The 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council held a dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (Human Rights) on the 14th. Jiang Duan, Minister of the Permanent Mission of China to Geneva, made a joint speech on behalf of a group of countries. , Pointed out that the military intervention of the United States and its allies violated the human rights of the Afghan people, and urged these countries to take responsibility for what they did in Afghanistan.

　　The joint speeches stated that the United States and its allies have conducted military intervention in Afghanistan for 20 years, which has severely undermined the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan, seriously undermined the economic and social development of Afghanistan, and seriously violated the human rights of the Afghan people.

　　The joint speech pointed out that the US-led military intervention in Afghanistan is the root cause of the humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan.

As of April 2020, at least 47,000 Afghan civilians have been killed in the war in Afghanistan launched by the United States, and more than 10 million Afghans have been displaced.

The neighboring countries of Afghanistan are also severely affected by US-led military intervention.

　　The joint statement stated that military personnel from the United States and other countries should be fully and impartially investigated for human rights violations such as the killing of civilians and torture in Afghanistan. The perpetrators must be brought to justice, and the victims have the right to justice and compensation.

These countries should be responsible for what they have done in the past 20 years and fulfill their commitment to the peaceful reconstruction of Afghanistan. They should not leave after a huge disaster in Afghanistan and transfer the responsibility of helping Afghanistan’s reconstruction to the international community.

　　The joint statement called on the High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to pay attention to the serious negative impact of military intervention by these countries on the human rights of the Afghan people, and to hold their soldiers accountable for crimes such as killing Afghan civilians.

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