The situation in Afghanistan A/RES/70/77 Council resolution 2210 (2015), and stressing the important coordinating role of the Assistance Mission in seeking to further improve the coherence and coordination of international civilian efforts, guided by the principle of reinforcing Afghan ownership and leadership, Welcoming the reports of the Secretary-General 7 and the recommendations contained therein, 1. Pledges its continued support to the Government and people of Afghanistan as they rebuild a stable, secure, economically self-sufficient State, free of terrorism and narcotics, and strengthen the foundations of a constitutional 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 Self-Reliance through Mutual Accountability Framework, to ensure a secure, prosperous and democratic Afghanistan, focusing on strengthening the constitutional checks and balances that guarantee citizens’ rights and obligations and implementing structural 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 crucial 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, as reiterated in the Tokyo Declaration: Partnership for Self-Reliance in Afghanistan – From Transition to Transformation 1 and the Selfreliance through Mutual Accountability Framework; Security 4. Recognizes the continued international commitment to support the training, equipping, financing and development of the capacity of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces throughout the transformation decade, as agreed in the Chicago Summit Declaration on Afghanistan in 2012 and the Wales Summit Declaration on Afghanistan in 2014, including through the Resolute Support Mission, as welcomed by the Security Council in its resolution 2189 (2014), as well as through midterm contributions for the financial support of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces, and through the “enhanced enduring partnership” with Afghanistan, notes the status-of-forces agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and looks forward to the deliberations on Afghanistan at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Warsaw in 2016; 5. 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 activities by the Taliban, including the Haqqani Network, Al-Qaida and other violent and extremist groups and other illegal armed groups and criminals, including those involved in the narcotics trade, and reiterates in this regard its call for the full implementation of measures and the application of procedures introduced in _______________ 7 A/69/540-S/2014/656, A/69/801-S/2015/151 and A/70/359-S/2015/684. 5/24