Regional concerns over Afghan security vacuum

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Moreover, the United Nations should take part in the Afghan peace process and push for a political settlement, as Article 1 of the UN Charter stipulates the purpose of the UN is "to maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace".
42% : The US' decision to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan has forced many regional stakeholders to review their priorities and strategies－so much so that countries such as Iran and Russia and some Middle East states, in order to prevent the Taliban's influence from spilling beyond Afghanistan's borders, are making overtures to the extremist group.

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