Sunday, 12 September 2021 (YJC)_ North Korea denounced the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan as a "human rights crime,".
North Korea on Sunday denounced the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan as a "human rights crime," accusing Washington of committing "atrocities of mass destruction" against innocent people of the country.
In a statement posted on its website, titled "U.S. Be Brought to Justice at All Costs for its Human Rights Crimes," the North's foreign ministry said the "hasty flight" of the U.S. troops has brought an abrupt end to Washington's two-decade-long "counter-terrorism" in Afghanistan.
"At this moment in time, the world is raising the voices demanding that the U.S. troops should be brought to justice at all costs for its atrocities of mass destruction committed against innocent people in this country and that a stern judgment be made on the criminals," it said.
Last week, the North Korean foreign ministry also criticized the U.S. for the Afghan war and racial discrimination, calling the nation a destroyer of human rights and democracy.
The U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on Aug. 30, putting an end to the 20-year war triggered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. At the time, Afghanistan was under the control of the Taliban.
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