United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres called on the world for unity and to fight the “global terrorist threat” in Afghanistan as Taliban insurgents took control of the nation’s capital over the weekend. Guterres appealed for the UN Security Council and the international community to work together and ensure that human rights are upheld in the war-torn nation and make sure that Afghanistan never becomes a platform for terrorism again. “We must unite to make sure Afghanistan is never again used as a safe haven for terrorists,” the Portuguese national who has served as chief of the UN since 2017 said during an emergency meeting on Monday. “I appeal to the Security Council—and the international community as a whole—to stand together, to work together and act together, and use all tools at its disposal to suppress the global terrorist threat in Afghanistan,” he said. The 15-member council issued a statement, agreed by consensus, …