Afghanistan has undergone major changes and China respects the wishes and choices of the Afghan people, Ambassador Chen Xu, head of the Chinese Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said on Tuesday.

Those who want to flee the country continue to wait around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. /CFP

The urgent task is to resume peace, stability and order in Afghanistan, Chen told an emergency session of the Human Rights Council on Afghanistan.

"The US, the UK, Australia and other countries must be held accountable for the violation of human rights committed by their militaries in Afghanistan," the ambassador added.