UN Documents for Afghanistan: Security Council Press Statements

Security Council Press Statements Return to full list
15 March 2018 SC/13251 This was a press statement welcoming the convening of the Kabul Process conference and calling on the Taliban to accept the offer of direct talks with the government.
27 January 2018 SC/13185 This was a press statement on the terrorist attack in Kabul, which resulted in at least 95 people killed and 158 injured, and for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
25 January 2018 SC/13180 This was a press statement condemning the terrorist attack in Jalalabad targeting an international humanitarian organisation which resulted in at least five people killed and numerous injured.
22 January 2018 SC/13172 This press statement condemned the terrorist attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, which resulted in 22 people killed and nine injured.
5 January 2018 SC/13153 This was a press release condemning the 4 January terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, which resulted in at least 15 people killed and 25 injured.
28 December 2017 SC/13148 This was a press statement condemning the terrorist attacks in Kabul carried out by ISIL in which more than 40 people were killed and 80 injured.
17 October 2017 SC/13034 This was a press statement condemning terrorist attacks that took place in Paktia, Ghazni and Kabul on 17 October.
2 August 2017 SC/12939 This was a statement on a terrorist attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.
31 July 2017 SC/12935 The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack against the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 31 July, which resulted in the death of two Afghan civilian employees inside the Embassy and the injury of a police officer, for which local affiliates of ISIL have claimed responsibility.
24 July 2017 SC/12924 This was a press statement in which Council members condemned the terrorist attack that took place in Kabul on 24 July and resulted in more than 70 people killed or injured, with the Taliban claimed responsibility
7 February 2017 SC/12708 This condemned an ISIL-perpetrated suicide attack outside the Afghanistan Supreme Court the same day.
11 January 2017 SC/12676 This statement condemned terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Taliban in Kabul and Helmand claiming the lives of over 133 people.
25 August 2016 SC/12491 This was a press statement that condemned the terrorist attack that occurred on 24 August in Kabul, which resulted in at least 13 people dead and 50 people injured.
23 July 2016 SC/12457 This was a press statement condemning the terrorist attack that occurred earlier that day in Kabul, resulting in the death of at least 80 people killed and more than 230 wounded, for which local affiliates of ISIL have claimed responsibility.
30 June 2016 SC/12413 This was a press statement condemning the 20 June terrorist attacks in Kabul and Badakhshan Province.