The situation in Afghanistan
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free of terrorism and narcotics, and strengthen the foundations of a constitu tional
democracy as a responsible member of the international community;
2.
Encourages all partners to support constructively the Government of
Afghanistan’s reform agenda, including as envisaged in the Afghanistan National
Peace and Development Framework and the Self-reliance through Mutual
Accountability Framework, so as to secure a prosperous and democratic
Afghanistan, focusing on strengthening the constitutional checks and balances that
guarantee citizens’ rights and obligations and implementing stru ctural reform to
enable an accountable and effective Government to deliver concrete progress to its
people;
3.
Supports the continuing and growing ownership of reconstruction and
development efforts by the Government of Afghanistan, emphasizes the crucia l need
to achieve ownership and accountability in all fields of governance and to improve
institutional capabilities, including at the subnational level, in order to use aid more
effectively, and underscores in this regard the importance of the commitments of the
international community and of the new set of indicators for the Self -reliance
through Mutual Accountability Framework, as reiterated in the communiqué of the
Brussels Conference on Afghanistan in October 2016;
Security
4.
Recognizes the commitment of the international community to supporting
the training, equipping, financing and development of the capacity of the Afghan
National Defence and Security Forces beyond the end of the transition period and
throughout the Transformation Decade, including as agreed in the Chicago Summit
Declaration on Afghanistan in 2012, in the Wales Summit Declaration on
Afghanistan in 2014 and in the Warsaw Summit Declaration on Afghanistan in
2016, including through the Resolute Support Mission, as welcomed by th e Security
Council in its resolution 2189 (2014);
5.
Welcomes the pledges and commitments made at the Warsaw Summit of
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, held on 8 and 9 July 2016, to continue
national contributions to the financial sustainment of the Afghan National Defence
and Security Forces until the end of 2020, and to sustain the Resolute Support
Mission beyond 2016, to continue to deliver training, advice and assistance to the
Afghan security institutions, including the police, the air force and special
operations forces;
6.
Takes note of the announcement by the United States of America of its
new strategy for Afghanistan on 21 August 2017 and the adoption by the European
Union of its new strategy on Afghanistan on 16 October 2017 as important
components of the continued support of the international community for the
security, development and stability of Afghanistan;
7.
Reiterates once again its serious concern about the security situation in
Afghanistan, stresses the need to continue to address the threat to the security and
stability of Afghanistan caused by the region-based violent extremist and other
illegal armed groups and criminals, including those involved in the narcotics trade,
expresses concern over the serious threat posed by the presence of foreign terrorist
fighters, reiterates in this regard its call for the full and serious implementation of
measures and the application of procedures introduced in relevant Security Council
resolutions, in particular resolutions 1267 (1999), 1988 (2011), 1989 (2011), 2082
(2012), 2083 (2012), 2160 (2014), 2161 (2014), 2253 (2015) and 2255 (2015), and
calls upon all States to strengthen their international and regional cooperation to
enhance information-sharing, border control, law enforcement and criminal justice
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