Over the last four decades, millions of Afghans have been killed due to the ongoing conflict; most recently the major cause of deaths have been terrorist attacks and direct shootings facilitated by Afghanistan’s hostile neighbor, Pakistan.The Afghan people and their allies request that the international community place intense and unified pressure on the Pakistani government, which continues to support the Taliban militia in Afghanistan. The Taliban are committing human rights violations and war crimes, often against innocent Afghan women and children. Pakistan continues to aid the Taliban in these atrocities despite decades of requests to stop supporting terrorism.

Pakistan continues to provide aid to the Taliban in the following ways:

• Assistance in recruiting and training Taliban and more than 30 other terrorist organizations;
• Providing sanctuary for Taliban members and their families inside Pakistan;
• Direct financial support through various channels;
• Weapons and explosives training and supply;
• Political and diplomatic cover and support;
• Planning and leadership in conducting small- and large-scale operations inside Afghanistan.

Afghans ask that international leaders apply the right amount of pressure to the Pakistani government to force them to stop the Taliban murder of innocent Afghan citizens. Whether through targeted sanctions, economic pressure, or full terrorist-support listing, Afghans need your help. Every year, Pakistan receives billions in humanitarian and military assistance in the name of fighting poverty, inequality and terrorism - unfortunately, most of the financial assistance is siphoned off by Pakistani generals, senior military officers, and the very Jihadists that Pakistan is supposed to fight against. Afghans have been clear that they seek peace in their country and region. The Taliban and their supporters like Pakistan continue to say they want peace too, but every day more Afghans die at their hands. After 40 years of suffering caused by proxy wars, it is time all support to terrorism in Afghanistan is stopped.

We demand that:

1. The UN Security Council must invite an emergency meeting of the council in regards to the Pakistan-backed on-going crisis in Afghanistan.
2. The UNSC must force Pakistan to immediately close the Quetta Shura, Peshawar Shura, the Haqqani Network and other terrorist sanctuaries inside Pakistan.
3. Pakistan must be declared as a state sponsor of terrorism and hence put on the FATF blacklist.
4. Sanction top Pakistani generals and military corporations who support terrorism in Afghanistan and in the world.
5. The HRW must take notice of the atrocities committed by Taliban against civilians especially the women of Afghanistan.