UN Security Council considers visit to war-torn Afghanistan

Kazakhstan Ambassador Kairat Umarov, who holds the council's rotating presidency this month, said the body hasn't been to Afghanistan for seven years and a trip would give members the opportunity to get an understanding of the country's needs and prospects.

By: AP | United Nations | Published: January 12, 2018 8:31 am

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Afghan security personnel arrive after a deadly suicide attack outside a cricket stadium, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul/Files/Representational)

The president of the UN Security Council said Thursday that members are considering a visit to Afghanistan to show solidarity with the Afghan people, meet government officials and see firsthand the situation in the war-torn country.

Kazakhstan Ambassador Kairat Umarov, who holds the council’s rotating presidency this month, said the body hasn’t been to Afghanistan for seven years and a trip would give members the opportunity to get an understanding of the country’s needs and prospects.