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19. Notes, in the context of the comprehensive approach and the ongoing
transition process, the continued importance of the synergies in the objectives of the
Assistance Mission and the Assistance Force, and emphasizes, in particular, the
continued need to maintain, strengthen and review civil-military relations among
international actors, as appropriate, at all levels in order to ensure complementarity
of action based on the different mandates and comparative advantages of the
humanitarian, development, law enforcement and military actors present in
Afghanistan;
20. Urges the Afghan authorities, with the support of the international
community, to take all possible steps to ensure the safety, security and free
movement of all United Nations, development and humanitarian personnel and their
full, safe and unhindered access to all affected populations, and to protect the property
of the United Nations and of development or humanitarian organizations, and notes
the efforts made in regulating private security contractors operating in Afghanistan;
21. Also urges the Afghan authorities to make every effort, in accordance
with General Assembly resolution 60/123 of 15 December 2005 on the safety and
security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, to
bring to justice the perpetrators of attacks;
22. Stresses the importance of advancing the full implementation of the
programme of disbandment of illegal armed groups throughout the country, under
Afghan ownership, while ensuring coordination and coherence with other relevant
efforts, including security sector reform, community development, counter-narcotics,
district-level development and Afghan-led initiatives to ensure that entities and
individuals do not illegally participate in the political process, in particular in future
elections, in accordance with adopted laws and regulations in Afghanistan;
23. Expresses its appreciation for the progress achieved by the Government
of Afghanistan in the programme of disbandment of illegal armed groups and its
integration into the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme, welcomes the
continued commitment of the Government to work actively at the national,
provincial and local levels to advance this commitment, stresses the importance of
all efforts to create sufficient legal income-earning opportunities, and calls for
continued international support for these efforts;
24. Remains deeply concerned about the persisting problem of anti-personnel
landmines and explosive remnants of war, which constitute a great danger to the
population and a major obstacle to the resumption of economic activities and to
recovery and reconstruction efforts;
25. Welcomes the progress achieved through the Mine Action Programme for
Afghanistan, supports the Government of Afghanistan in its efforts to meet its
responsibilities under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, 4 to
cooperate fully with the Mine Action Programme coordinated by the United Nations
and to eliminate all known or new stocks of anti-personnel landmines, and
acknowledges the need for continued assistance from the international community
in this regard;
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