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The situation in Afghanistan
to better counter the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters and returning forei gn
terrorist fighters in Afghanistan and the region;
8.
Expresses its serious concern regarding the presence of terrorist
organizations, in particular Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Da’esh)
affiliates, and its brutal acts, including killings of Afghan nationals, commends the
progress of the Government of Afghanistan in combatting these threats in the
country, and affirms its support for continued efforts in this regard;
9.
Condemns in the strongest terms all unlawful acts of violence,
intimidation and attacks, including improvised explosive device attacks, suicide
attacks, assassinations, including of public figures, abductions, indiscriminate
attacks against civilians, killings, attacks against individuals, media groups and
organs of society engaged in the promotion and protection of universally recognized
human rights, attacks against humanitarian workers and civilian objects, including
schools and hospitals, and the targeting of Afghan and international forces, which
have a deleterious effect on stabilization and development efforts in Afghanistan,
and also condemns the use, by the Taliban, including the Haqqani Network,
Al-Qaida and other violent and extremist groups and illegal armed groups, of
civilians as human shields, as well as Taliban attacks and acts of international
terrorists;
10. Also condemns in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist
attack carried out in the centre of Kabul on 31 May 2017, in which more than
92 people died and at least 491 were injured, almost all of whom were civilians,
including women, children and members of the media, as well as diplomatic
personnel, and which caused massive damage to public and private property,
including foreign diplomatic missions, as well as the subsequent systematic a ttacks,
including against religious minorities, and underlines the need to bring to justice the
perpetrators, organizers, financers and sponsors of those reprehensible acts of
terrorism;
11. Stresses the need for the Government of Afghanistan and the
international community to continue to work closely together and to improve
coordination in countering such acts, which are threatening peace and stability in
Afghanistan and the democratic process, the achievements and the continued
implementation of the Afghanistan development gains and process, as well as
humanitarian aid measures, recognizes the achievements of the Afghan National
Defence and Security Forces in this regard, and calls upon all Member States, in
particular neighbouring countries, to deny those groups any form of sanctuary,
freedom of operations, movement, recruitment and financial, material or political
support that endangers the State system and regional peace and security;
12. Welcomes the assumption of full security responsibility by the Afghan
National Defence and Security Forces, commends the resilience and courage
displayed in this regard, calls upon the international community to provide the
support necessary to increase security, including public order, law enforcement, the
security of Afghanistan’s borders and the preservation of the constitutional rights of
Afghan citizens, as well as to provide continued support by training, equipping and
contributing to the financing of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces to
take on the task of securing their country and fighting against international
terrorism, underscores the importance of the Chicago, Wales and Warsaw Summit
Declarations on Afghanistan and other relevant agreements with regional and
international partners, and takes note in this regard of the Warsaw Summit
Declaration on Afghanistan;
13. Also welcomes, in this regard, the presence of the Resolute Support
Mission, which was preceded by the International Security Assistance Force,
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