Peacekeeping force in Afghanistan not on radar screen of Security Council: Indian UN ambassador

T.S. Tirumurti (R, Rear), the Indian UN ambassador, whose country holds the Security Council presidency for the month of August, addresses a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 2, 2021. The Security Council is not considering a peacekeeping force in Afghanistan although the situation in the country is a matter of grave concern in light of the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces, said T.S. Tirumurti. (Xinhua/Xie E)