The situation in Afghanistan
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13. Welcomes the assumption of full security responsibility by the Afghan
National Defence and Security Forces, commends the resiliency 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, and underscores the importance of the joint Chicago and Wales Summit
Declarations on Afghanistan and other relevant agreements with regional and
international partners;
14. Also welcomes, in this regard, the presence of the Resolute Support
Mission, expresses its appreciation to Member States for having contributed
personnel, equipment and other resources to the Mission and for the support
provided to the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces by all international
partners, in particular by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization through it s previous
combat and current non-combat missions in Afghanistan, as well as other bilateral
training programmes, and encourages further coordination, where appropriate;
15. Further 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, as well as the 10-year vision presented by the
Ministry of the Interior, focusing, inter alia, on community-based policing (Police-e
Mardumi) to increase police accountability and responsiveness, strengthening crime
detection and prevention, safeguarding human rights and combating violence against
women and children to build a strong, professional police force evolving towards
sustainable, credible and accountable civilian law enforcement that will be capable
of providing policing services to the Afghan population as part of the broader rule of
law system, 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 leadership development, as well as to progressively enhance the
quality of the Afghan National Police, with the necessary continued financial and
technical support of the international community, recognizes the significant
contribution that has been made by international and regional partners, including the
International Police Coordination Board, to achieve that aim, and also recognizes in
this context the significant contribution of the European Union Police Mission in
Afghanistan;
16. Recognizes the commitments of the Afghan authorities, with the support
of the international community, to take all possible steps to ensure the safety,
security and free movement of all United Nations, development and humanitarian
personnel and their full, safe and unhindered access to all affected populations, and
to protect the property of the United Nations and of development or humanitarian
organizations, and notes the efforts made in regulating private security contractors
operating in Afghanistan;
17. Also recognizes the efforts of the Afghan authorities, in accordance with
General Assembly resolution 69/133 of 12 December 2014 on the safety and
security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, to
bring to justice the perpetrators of attacks, and calls upon the Afghan authorities to
continue its efforts in this regard;
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