18. Reiterates its strong condemnation of the killing of the diplomatic and consular staff of the Consulate-General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mazar-e Sharif and the correspondent of the Islamic Republic News Agency in August 1998, stresses that these unacceptable acts which constitute flagrant violations of established international law must not go unpunished, expresses deep concern at the lack of progress in the Taliban investigation of the murders, and once again urges the Taliban to carry out, without further delay, a credible investigation with a view to prosecuting the guilty parties and to inform the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Nations about the results thereof;
18. 重申强烈谴责杀害伊朗伊斯兰共和国驻马扎里沙里夫总领事馆的外交和领事人员和伊斯兰共和国通讯社的记者的行为，强调这些行为是不能容许的，构成对公认国际法的公然违反，不应不受惩处，严重关注塔利班对谋杀的调查没有进展，并再次促请塔利班不再拖延，对此事进行信得过的调查，以期起诉犯罪各方，并将结果通知伊朗伊斯兰共和国政府和联合国；