Topic: 2024-Private Military Contractors
Country: Afghanistan
Delegate Name: Chase Martin
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, having past experience during decades of conflict and foreign interference, acknowledges the role Private Military Contractors (PMCs) have played in the nation’s recent history. While PMCs have provided logistical support and assistance to international forces in Afghanistan, their presence has also exacerbated security challenges, overthrown state sovereignty, and perpetuated many cycles of violence. Afghanistan stands firm in advocating for stricter international regulation and oversight of PMCs to stop further destabilization in fragile states like ours and to upkeep the principles of sovereignty, human rights, and nationhood.
Afghanistan has been a focus point of PMC activity, especially during the United States’s military interventions after 9/11. PMCs were engaged for tasks ranging from armed security to logistical support, quite often blurring the lines between civilian and militaristic roles. While the presence was justified as essential to addressing operational flaws, it caused many concerning outcomes such as human rights violations gaps of accountability. Afghanistan calls upon this committee to address the risks posed by PMCs through comprehensive regulation and accountability mechanisms. We propose these following actions to take place at once: binding international support and regulation, establishing systems of accountability to punish those who escape judgement, and finally not allowing PMCs to take lead on humanitarian efforts.
As a nation directly affected by the unregulated proliferation of PMCs, Afghanistan urges DISEC to adopt a unified approach to address the challenges posed by these threats. Straight forward regulation and systems of accountability are essential to ensuring that PMCs contribute to global security rather than undermining it. The Delegation of Afghanistan is eager to work with member states of DISEC to achieve a world where international security is guided by key principles of justice, transparency, and honesty.
