The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Afghanistan was among 144 countries that voted in favor of approving the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for a four-year term running from Oct. 12, 2026, to Oct. 11, 2030, according to the official voting results displayed at the UN.
The vote showed broad international support for the
appointment, with 144 countries voting in favor, 10 voting against, and 13
abstaining.
According to the official results, Afghanistan joined a
large majority of countries—including Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Saudi
Arabia, Pakistan, India, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Australia,
Brazil, and South Africa—in supporting the appointment.
The countries that voted against included the United States,
Russia, North Korea, Nicaragua, Israel, Italy, Rwanda, Trinidad and Tobago,
Argentina, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea appears
separately in the display as DPRK).
Meanwhile, 13 countries abstained, including Iraq, Qatar,
Peru, Guyana, Ecuador, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Uganda,
Belize, the Republic of Korea, and Sao Tome and Principe.
Following the vote, France's mission to the United Nations
in Geneva criticized Washington's position in a post on X, saying the United
States "used to be a beacon of human rights" but now stands "alongside
North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia, isolated," adding that "the
world no longer listens to it."
