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32. Condemns in the strongest terms all attacks, including improvised
explosive device attacks, suicide attacks, assassinations and abductions, targeting
civilians and Afghan and international forces and their deleterious effect on the
stabilization, reconstruction and development efforts in Afghanistan, and condemns
further the use by the Taliban and other violent and extremist groups of civilians as
human shields;
33. Strongly condemns the continued flow of weapons, including small arms
and light weapons (SALW), military equipment and IED components to the Taliban,
including the Haqqani network and other violent and extremist groups, expresses
serious concern at the destabilizing impact of such weapons on the security and
stability of Afghanistan, and emphasizing the need for enhancing control over the
transfer of illicit SALW in this regard encourages Member States to share
information, establish partnerships and develop national strategies and capabilities
to counter IEDs;
34. Further condemns recent terrorist acts against diplomatic missions as
well as all acts of violence against diplomatic and consular officials and other
representatives of the international community in Afghanistan, which apart from
endangering or taking innocent lives seriously impede the normal work of such
officials and representatives;
35. Notes with concern the continued high incidence of attacks against
humanitarian and development workers, including attacks on health -care workers
and medical transports and facilities, condemns these attacks in the strongest terms
emphasizing that the attacks impede efforts to aid the people of Afghanistan, and
calls on all parties to ensure full, safe and unhindered access of all humanitarian
actors, including United Nations staff and associated personnel, to comply fully
with applicable international humanitarian law, and to respect the United Nations
guiding principles of emergency humanitarian assistance;
36. Recalls the obligations of all States and parties to an armed conflict, in
accordance with international humanitarian law, to respect and protect humanitarian
personnel, including medical personnel and humanitarian personnel exclusively
engaged in medical duties, their means of transport and equipment, and hospitals
and other medical facilities, which must not be attacked, and to ensure that the
wounded and sick receive, to the fullest extent practicable, and with the least
possible delay, the medical care and attention required and stresses that those
responsible for such violations and abuses shall be held accountable;
37. Welcomes the achievements to date in the implementation of the Mine
Action Programme of Afghanistan, encourages the Government of Afghanistan,
with the support of the United Nations and all the relevant actors, to continue its
efforts towards the removal and destruction of anti-personnel landmines, anti-tank
landmines and explosive remnants of war in order to reduce the threats posed to
human life and peace and security in the country, expresses the need to provide
assistance for the care, rehabilitation, and economic and social reintegration of
victims, including persons with disabilities and calls on the Government of
Afghanistan, with support of UNAMA, UNMAS and relevant actors, to strengthen
mine risk education programmes in order to reduce the risks posed to civilians, in
particular to children, by anti-personnel landmines, anti-tank mines, IEDs and
explosive remnants of war;
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