A/RES/65/8 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 4