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  1. “On the anti-drug front, we should support the coordinated measures that are being undertaken by the Government of Afghanistan, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), INTERPOL and the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating the Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors, as recommended at the sixth Steering Committee Meeting of the UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries, organized in Astana in April by the Government of Kazakhstan.”

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  2. “In Almaty, which already hosts 18 regional and subregional United Nations offices, we should establish a regional centre for coordinating and directing the implementation of all activity aimed at promoting sustainable development, building economic capacity for countering terrorism and channelling cost- effective humanitarian assistance from the Organization to Afghanistan.”

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  3. “As a body specifically empowered by the Security Council and as an unbiased player, UNAMA's role in the intra-Afghan political settlement process should be enhanced. It should collaborate more actively with the National Unity Government in the interests of the Afghan people and all members of civil society working to help Afghanistan achieve national reconciliation and advance the peace process. On the economic front, we must change perceptions of Afghanistan so that it is seen not as a threat, but as an important partner. In that regard, it is essential to help the Afghan economy integrate with those of the countries of Central Asia by implementing infrastructure, trade, investment and transit- transportation projects.”

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  4. “We should define a limited number of vital, high-priority tasks and put all the focus on solving them, without wasting energy and resources on lower- priority issues. As the principal United Nations body responsible for international peace and security, the Council should take regional interests into account while developing and adopting a clear, step-by-step plan for stabilizing Afghanistan, with the participation of the National Unity Government, that will outline the highest-priority tasks and the sequence and timing for dealing with them. Without this, and with a focus only on peacekeeping rhetoric, humanitarian assistance and donor infusions for the conflict-resolution process, it will be exceedingly difficult to achieve the goals of peace and stability for Afghanistan.”

    2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7980 (2017) · source

  5. “At the Kazakhstan Government's expense, the road between Kunduz and Takhar has been repaved and a school in Dara Suf, in Samangan province, built, and a hospital in the Waras district of Bamyan province is being completed. In Samangan province, a number of bridges are being built over the Aybak River and its banks are being fortified. In the light of all the issues I have mentioned, we would like to make the following recommendations. On the political front, the current international approaches to Afghanistan, including the position of the Security Council, should be reviewed with the aim of strengthening regional relationships with Afghanistan's neighbours, particularly in Central Asia.”

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  6. “We call for comprehensive steps to be taken to assist Afghanistan on the humanitarian front. On the economic front, the continued critical condition of Afghanistan's socioeconomic sector is very worrying. Unfortunately, the measures that have been taken by the Government of Afghanistan and the international community are not enough. According to the experts, the main reason for the economic recession is the continuing lack of security, which is closely tied to development issues. In that regard, Kazakhstan has always believed that security and development are intertwined and should be promoted in parallel. With that in mind, we will continue to assist Afghanistan with development. Since 2008, Kazakhstan has donated approximately $100 million worth of aid, including free education for 1,000 Afghan students.”

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  7. “It was also raised during the Secretary-General's visit to Kabul on 15 June. On the anti-narcotics front, we are concerned about the spread of opium poppy cultivation and the increase in drug production in Afghanistan. By some estimates, in 2016 drug dealers' total income in Afghanistan amounted to approximately $400 million. In our View, only joint efforts at the international and regional levels can achieve positive results in the fight against drug trafficking, which is a source of financing for terrorism. One of the legacies of the ongoing armed conflict in Afghanistan is the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, in which the civilian population, especially its more vulnerable sectors, such as women, children and the elderly, is suffering and dying, while their homes and agricultural infrastructure are being ruined.”

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  8. “At the same time, we note the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. The latest series of major terrorist acts in the country means that whole international community must take more decisive steps to eradicate this scourge. At the counter-terrorist level, Kazakhstan is troubled by the appearance of certain radical terror groups in the north of Afghanistan and notes, in that respect, the growing threat to the security of the Central Asian States. The situation of Afghanistan plays a special role in providing long-term stability and security for the whole region. In that regard, Kazakhstan comprehensively shares and supports the vision of Secretary General Guterres on bolstering preventive diplomacy. Just a few days ago, on 13 June, this issue was raised at the ministerial conference in Ashgabat.”

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  9. “We believe that the consultations on Afghanistan in various formats are important and necessary if the political differences are to be overcome and if joint efforts are to be made to facilitate the peace talks. Despite the open refusal of the Taliban to sit at the negotiating table with the Afghan Government, we need to continue to make efforts to find a peaceful solution, as no other alternative exists. The situation in Afghanistan was the focus of the historic Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Astana on 8 and 9 June, where India and Pakistan became full-fledged members. We believe that, thanks to the accession of these two States to the SCO, the issue of tackling regional problems, including with regard to Afghanistan, will take place more dynamically.”

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  10. “Kazakhstan welcomes intensification in the reporting period of the efforts of the Afghanistan Government to settle the internal political crisis and establish peace in the country. Proof of this, inter alia, is the return to Kabul of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the release of detainees of the Hizb-i Islami party, the holding, in complex conditions, of the international conference of the Kabul process on peace and security cooperation, on 6 June, and the recent meeting between Afghan President Ghani Ahmadzai and Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif in Astana as part of the Summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which gives hope for improved bilateral relations and new joint measures to combat terrorism.”

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  11. “Mr. Bitimov (Kazakhstan) (spoke in Russian): We are grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamato, for his substantive briefing and for his commitment to the personnel of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which seeks to restore peace and security in Afghanistan, and for UNAMA's contribution to achieving that goal. We are also grateful to the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his statement. I know Mr. Saikal very well: he is an excellent political statesman in Kabul. My delegation would like to share the following substantive considerations on the issue of the agenda before us. Since the previous report (S/2017/l89), a number of major changes have taken place in the country at the political level.”

    2017-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7980 (2017) · source