A/RES/53/203 A-B Page 5 the murder of the Iranian diplomats and the Islamic Republic News Agency correspondent with a view to prosecuting the guilty parties; 16. Urges the Taliban and other Afghan parties to recognize, protect and promote all human rights and freedoms, including the right to life, liberty and security of persons, regardless of gender, ethnicity or religion; 17. Calls upon all parties, in particular the Taliban, to end discriminatory policies and to recognize, protect and promote the equal rights and dignity of men and women; 18. Condemns the continuing widespread violations of international humanitarian law in Afghanistan, and urgently calls upon all parties to respect strictly all its provisions that provide essential protection for the civilian population in armed conflicts; 19. Demands that all parties, in particular the Taliban, stop harbouring and permitting the training of terrorists and their organizations and that all Afghan parties cooperate with efforts to bring indicted terrorists to justice; 20. Reiterates its call to all Afghan parties, in particular the Taliban, to halt all illegal drug activities and to support international efforts to ban illicit drug production and trafficking; 21. Reiterates that the cultural and historic relics and monuments of Afghanistan belong to the common heritage of mankind, calls upon all Afghan parties, in particular the Taliban, to protect the cultural and historic relics and monuments of Afghanistan from acts of vandalism, damage and theft, and requests all Member States to take appropriate measures to prevent the looting of cultural artifacts and to ensure their return to Afghanistan; 22. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly every three months during its fifty-third session on the progress of the United Nations Special Mission and to report to the Assembly at its fifty-fourth session on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution; 23. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-fourth session the item entitled “The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security”. 93rd plenary meeting 18 December 1998 B EMERGENCY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PEACE, NORMALCY AND RECONSTRUCTION OF WAR-STRICKEN AFGHANISTAN The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 49/140 of 20 December 1994, 50/88 A of 19 December 1995, 51/195 A of 17 December 1996 and 52/211 A of 19 December 1997, /...