这是2009年以来记录到的最高数字。联阿援助团的报告指出，妇女和儿童受暴力循环的影响最大。自2016年年初以来，我们看到非国家行为体处决的妇女人数增加。此外，我们还必须补充指出，儿童被当作士兵使用，213名男女儿童在实地战斗中悲惨丧生。在这方面，委内瑞拉再次呼吁塔利班叛乱分子果断加入和平谈判。我们支持媒体数次报道的秘书长的声明，即塔利班同阿富汗政府直接谈判是这一进程的关键，但此种谈判不能损害国际社会在支持这些举措方面所发挥的作用。
The UNAMA report indicates that women and children are the most affected by the spiral of violence. Since the beginning of 2016, we have seen an increase in executions of women by non-State actors. To this we must add the use of children as soldiers and the tragic toll of 213 boys and girls killed in fighting on the ground. In that context, Venezuela reiterates its call for the Taliban insurgents to resolutely join the peace talks. We support the statement made by the Secretary-General, which has been reported on several occasions, that direct negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan Government are key to this dynamic, but must not undermine the role of the international community in support of these initiatives.