"Must Stop Now": United Nations Afghan Envoy On Taliban Attacks On Cities

Afghanistan: United Nations' envoy to Afghanistan warned that the conflict-torn country was heading for "catastrophe."

The United Nations' envoy to Afghanistan called on the Taliban to cease its attacks on major cities immediately as she warned the conflict-torn country was heading for "catastrophe." "The Security Council must issue an unambiguous statement that attacks against cities must stop now," Deborah Lyons told the 15-member council via video-link from Kabul. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)