United Nations Security Council Resolution 2593

UN Security Council Resolution 2593
Taliban fighters patrolling Kabul in a Humvee, 17 August 2021
Date	30 August 2021
Code	S/RES/2593 ([ Document])
Subject	Demanding that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any country
Voting summary	13 voted for None voted against 2 abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Russia United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Estonia India   Ireland Kenya Mexico Niger Norway St.Vincent–Grenadines Tunisia Vietnam
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2593 was adopted on 30 August 2021, following the Fall of Kabul and subsequent Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. In the resolution, the Security Council demanded that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any other country or to shelter and train terrorists. ^{[1] [2]}

Voting summary

• France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Estonia, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Niger, Norway, St. Vincent-Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam voted for.
• Russia and China abstained from the vote. ^[3]

See also

• Afghanistan portal

• War in Afghanistan
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2501 to 2600 (2019–2021)

References

1. "Saudi Arabia urges UN Security Council adopts resolution on Afghanistan after Taliban takeover". Xinhuanet. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
2. "United Nations Security Council". www.un.org. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
3. "Resolution 2593 (2021)". United Nations Digital Library.

External links

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org