Afghanistan based Diplomatic missions of several countries including representatives of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) member countries in Afghanistan asked the Taliban to urgently end the ongoing offensive, reports The Khaama Press News Agency on July 19. The statement read that the current violation thwarts efforts to a negotiated peace and harms Afghan people.The countries include Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the European Union (EU) Delegation, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the Office of NATO and Senior Civilian Representative, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.