the border with iran. something that became a pattern, it fell without a fight, and afghanistan made this plea to the un. the fight, and afghanistan made this plea to the un.— fight, and afghanistan made this plea to the un. fight, and afghanistan made this aleatothe un. . , plea to the un. the council must act and prevent — plea to the un. the council must act and prevent a _ plea to the un. the council must act and prevent a catastrophe _ plea to the un. the council must act and prevent a catastrophe situation. | and prevent a catastrophe situation. we are alarmed by reports and incidences of gross human rights by elation by the taliban and their foreign terrorist associates, in almost half of our country. that alone will have grown. between seventh and 10th of august the taliban took eight more provincial capitals, mostly without resistance. by capitals, mostly without resistance. by now a quarter of afghanistan's bigger cities were in its control. the bbc�*s correspondent was in one of these new taliban strongholds, speaking to its fighters. host of these new taliban strongholds, speaking to its fighters.— speaking to its fighters. how can ou 'usti speaking to its fighters. how can you justify all — speaking to its fighters. how can you justify all this _ speaking to its fighters. how can you justify all this fighting - speaking to its fighters. how can you justify all this fighting when | you justify all this fighting when it is causing the death of thousands of ordinary afghans, thousands of ordinary muslims?