A/RES/72/10 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, 4/13 17-20698

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