The UN Human Rights Council is set to decide on Monday whether to set up an investigation to gather evidence on the most serious violations of international law in Afghanistan.

A draft resolution, put forward by Denmark on behalf of the European Union, will be discussed at the Geneva-based council.

The mandate of the UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan — an independent expert commissioned to report their findings to the council — is up for annual renewal on Monday.

“This year, after careful and extensive consultations, the EU decided to table a resolution with a strengthened accountability element, notably proposing an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan,” an EU spokesperson told AFP.

“The proposed mechanism will address the decades of impunity in Afghanistan.”

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