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18. Also urges the Afghan authorities to make every effort, in accordance
with General Assembly resolution 60/123 of 15 December 2005, to bring to justice
the perpetrators of attacks;
19. Stresses the importance of advancing the full implementation of the
programme of disbandment of illegal armed groups, throughout the country, under
Afghan ownership, while ensuring coordination and coherence with other relevant
efforts, including security sector reform, community development, counternarcotics, district-level development and Afghan-led initiatives to ensure that
entities and individuals do not illegally participate in the political process, in
particular in forthcoming elections, in accordance with adopted laws and regulations
in Afghanistan, and calls for adequate support in order for the Ministry of the
Interior to increasingly assume its leading role in implementing the programme of
disbandment of illegal armed groups;
20. Welcomes the commitment of the Government of Afghanistan to stand
firm on the disbandment of illegal armed groups and to work actively at the
national, provincial and local levels to advance this commitment, stresses in this
regard the importance of all efforts to create sufficient legal income-earning
opportunities, and calls for continued international support for these efforts;
21. Remains deeply concerned about the problem of millions of anti-personnel
landmines and explosive remnants of war, which constitute a great danger to the
population and a major obstacle to the resumption of economic activities and to
recovery and reconstruction efforts;
22. Welcomes the progress achieved through the Mine Action Programme for
Afghanistan, supports the Government of Afghanistan in its efforts to meet its
responsibilities under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, 6 to
cooperate fully with the Mine Action Programme coordinated by the United Nations
and to eliminate all known or new stocks of anti-personnel landmines, and
acknowledges the need for continued assistance from the international community
in this regard;
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23. Stresses that regional cooperation constitutes an effective means to
promote security and development in Afghanistan, encourages in this regard
improved relations and closer cooperation between Afghanistan and its neighbours,
and welcomes in this context the Third Regional Economic Cooperation Conference
on Afghanistan, held in Islamabad on 13 and 14 May 2009, as well as efforts made
by regional organizations;
24. Pledges its continued support, after the successful completion of the
political transition, to the Government and people of Afghanistan as they rebuild
their country, strengthen the foundations of a constitutional democracy and resume
their rightful place in the community of nations;
25. Recalls the constitutional guarantee of human rights and fundamental
freedoms for all Afghans as a significant political achievement, and stresses the
need to fully implement the human rights provisions of the Afghan Constitution, in
accordance with obligations under applicable international law, including those
regarding the full enjoyment by women and children of their human rights;
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