UN Sec.-Gen.: Situation in Afghanistan getting out of control

The situation in Afghanistan is getting out of control, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters commenting on the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan, Report informs referring to TASS.

The secretary-general added that last month alone, more than 1,000 people were killed or wounded as a result of hostilities, and 241,000 people were forced to flee their homes.

He also pointed out that hospitals are overcrowded in Afghanistan, there are food and medicine shortages, bridges, roads, schools, and hospitals are being destroyed.

Afghanistan has already experienced generations of conflict, but now it is on the verge of yet another chaotic and terrible chapter in its history, he noted. This is an incredible tragedy for people who have endured so much suffering, Guterres added.