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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan on Friday questioned the Taliban\u2019s commitment to a political settlement, telling the U.N. Security Council the war has entered a \u201cdeadlier and more destructive phase\u201d with more than 1,000 civilians killed in the past month during a Taliban offensive.<\/p>

FILE PHOTO: Afghan security forces keep watch at a checkpoint in the Guzara district of Herat province, Afghanistan July 9, 2021. REUTERS\/Jalil Ahmad\/File Photo<\/figcaption>

\u201cA party that was genuinely committed to a negotiated settlement would not risk so many civilian casualties, because it would understand that the process of reconciliation will be more challenging, the more blood is shed,\u201d Deborah Lyons said.<\/p>\n

The Taliban has stepped up its campaign to defeat the U.S.-backed government since April as foreign forces complete their withdrawal after 20 years of war. The Taliban captured an Afghan provincial capital and assassinated the government\u2019s top media officer in Kabul on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is now a different kind of war, reminiscent of Syria, recently, or Sarajevo, in the not-so-distant past,\u201d Lyons said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo attack urban areas is to knowingly inflict enormous harm and cause massive civilian casualties. Nonetheless, the threatening of large urban areas appears to be a strategic decision by the Taliban, who have accepted the likely carnage that will ensue,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said the United Nations expected both irregular and legal migration numbers to double this year.<\/p>\n

Peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban negotiators started last year in the Qatari capital of Doha, but have not made any substantive progress.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the council that the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan was of increasing concern and \u201cwith the withdrawal of foreign forces, the outlook looks grim.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prospects of Afghanistan slipping into full scale and protracted civil war, unfortunately, is a stark reality,\u201d Nebenzia said.<\/p>\n

CONSEQUENCES<\/h2>\n

Britain\u2019s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward said the council \u201cshould leave the Taliban in no doubt that there will be consequences for them if they continue to pursue this military offensive\u201d and pledged that Britain would not recognise a Taliban government that comes to power by force.<\/p>\n

The U.N. Security Council has the ability to impose targeted sanctions on Taliban individuals or entities who constitute a threat to the peace, stability and security of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Senior U.S. diplomat Jeffrey DeLaurentis urged the Taliban to halt its offensive, pursue a political settlement and protect Afghanistan\u2019s infrastructure and people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Taliban must hear from the international community that we will not accept a military takeover of Afghanistan or a return of the Taliban\u2019s Islamic Emirate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Foreign forces aim to be completely out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11. U.S.-backed Afghan forces ousted the Taliban from power in 2001 for refusing to hand over al Qaeda\u2019s Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.<\/p>\n

Deputy Chinese U.N. Ambassador Dai Bing said foreign forces withdrawing from Afghanistan should be \u201cmore transparent with regional countries and avoid leaving behind all the problems and wash their hands of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe U.S. recently expressed its intention to assist Afghanistan in maintaining stability. We hope that the U.S. can earnestly fulfill its commitment and step up efforts,\u201d Dai told the council.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan\u2019s U.N. Ambassador Ghulam Isaczai urged the Security Council to act to \u201cprevent a catastrophic situation.\u201d He told reporters after the meeting that he was confident the Afghan army could withstand the Taliban offensive and that the country was not yet in a civil war.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a six months security plan to stabilize the situation. And not only that, we have seen an outpouring of support from communities and villages that were recently attacked by the Taliban … so we have a lot of interest among the population to support the army,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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