China says the U.S. military must be held accountable for Afghanistan’s actions

GENEVA, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Chinese envoy told UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday that the US military and the military of its coalition partners should be held accountable for human rights violations allegedly committed in Afghanistan.

During a session on reports of Taliban abuses, Chinese Ambassador Chen Xu did not give details of the alleged rapes for nearly 20 years since U.S. troops entered Afghanistan to fight Islamist militant Taliban after of the 9/11 attacks.

However, Amnesty International has previously said that thousands of Afghans have been killed or wounded by US forces, few of whom have been brought to justice. The U.S. Department of Defense then defended its efforts to prevent casualties.

The Chinese envoy told the Human Rights Council: “The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and other countries must be held accountable for the human rights violations committed by their military in Afghanistan and the evolution of this. current session should cover this topic “.

Council members agreed to order reports of Taliban rights violations. Read more

“Under the banner of democracy and human rights, the U.S. and other countries are conducting military interventions in other sovereign states and imposing their own model on countries with very different histories and cultures,” Chen said, adding that this had caused “great suffering.”

It is seen that China, which has not fought in Afghanistan, is offering an olive branch to the Taliban and the Taliban has also said that Beijing can contribute to its economic development. Unlike the United States, its NATO coalition partners, and Russia, China may have advantages as no troops have been sent there in the past. Read more

“We will continue to develop a good relationship of neighborhood, friendship and cooperation with Afghanistan and we will continue our constructive role in its peace and reconstruction process,” Chen added in his speech.

Report by Emma Farge; Edited by Mark Heinrich

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