As the Taliban's extremist activities in Afghanistan, which began in the wake of the withdrawal of US forces, worsen, the people of Afghanistan are suffering without any guarantee of their rights, property or survival. The Taliban group, which aims to establish an Islamic state in Afghanistan, is seizing the rights and freedoms of not only Hindus and Sikhs but also Islamists, restricting them to their former status, depriving them of their right to education, freedom of expression, and the religious and cultural identity of minorities. As such, India, which currently shares a border with Afghanistan and has capital invested in a number of development projects there, sits at the UN Chair of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August, where Afghanistan is most concerned with stability. While India had already pledged its support for any opportunity to bring peace to Afghanistan, India was currently arranging for Afghanistan to be discussed at the United Nations Security Council at the request of the Foreign Minister. The situation in Afghanistan was discussed at the UN Security Council yesterday, August 6. The meeting was chaired by the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, s. When Thirumurthy first spoke, the nations of the world were all concerned about the violence in Afghanistan. He noted that it was the duty of all nations to find a way to peace there. An earlier statement had called for the beleagured PM to resign. The Security Council requested that in addition to the International Atomic Energy Agency's ongoing inspections in Afghanistan, that it monitor Iran's compliance with "the steps required by the IAEA Board of Human Rights and Human Rights in Afghanistan".