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introduced in relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolutions
1267 (1999), 1822 (2008) of 30 June 2008 and 1904 (2009) of 17 December 2009,
and calls upon all Member States to deny those groups any form of sanctuary or
financial, material and political support;
10. Notes with concern that the security situation is causing some
organizations to cease or curtail their humanitarian and development work in some
parts of Afghanistan;
11. Stresses the importance of the provision of sufficient security, and notes
that the responsibility for providing security and law and order throughout the country
resides with the Government of Afghanistan supported by the international community;
12. Welcomes, in this regard, the presence of the Assistance Force and the
Operation Enduring Freedom coalition, expresses its appreciation for the support
they have provided to the Afghan National Army, as well as for the assistance
provided to the Afghan National Police by international partners, in particular by the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization through its training mission in Afghanistan and
by the European Gendarmerie Force contribution to that mission, acknowledges the
continued deployment of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan as well
as other bilateral training programmes, and encourages further coordination where
appropriate;
13. Commends the Afghan National Security Forces and their international
partners for their efforts to improve security conditions in Afghanistan, and calls
upon the Government of Afghanistan, with the assistance of the international
community, to continue to address the threat to the security and stability of
Afghanistan;
14. Stresses the importance of further extending central government authority,
including the presence of Afghan security forces, to all provinces of Afghanistan, and
welcomes in this regard the plan of the Government of Afghanistan for a phased
transition to full Afghan responsibility for security, based on mutually agreed
criteria and conditions, as endorsed at the Kabul Conference;
15. Expresses its support for the objective of the Government of Afghanistan
to enable the Afghan National Security Forces to lead and conduct military
operations in all provinces by the end of 2014, and calls upon the international
community to provide the support necessary to increase security, as well as to
provide continued support in training, equipping and providing financing to the
Afghan National Security Forces to take on the task of securing their country;
16. Welcomes the commitment of the international partners of Afghanistan to
support the Government in creating the conditions necessary to allow for transition
and to continue to support the transition process so as to enable it to advance to the
point at which the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police are fully
capable of maintaining internal and external security, public order, law enforcement, the
security of the borders of Afghanistan and the preservation of the constitutional rights
of Afghan citizens, and calls upon Member States to accelerate their efforts in this
regard;
17. Also welcomes the commitment of the Government of Afghanistan, with
a view to ensuring stability and providing conditions for the effective rule of law, to
continue the implementation of the Afghan National Police Strategy and the
National Police Plan underpinning it, to build a strong, professional police force,
with a focus on the ongoing institutional and administrative reforms of the Ministry
of the Interior, including the implementation of its anti-corruption action plan, and
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