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  1. “I think that the conferences that will take place next year - the Chicago conference on the security side and the Tokyo conference on the economic development side - will take this discussion forward and establish a framework for the idea of the Transformation Decade. It has been a true honour to be here today. I am very grateful.”

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  2. “That understanding on both sides - the United States and Iran - has been very helpful to us and enabled us to bring together countries from across the world to cooperate on our soil. We hope that this understanding will continue, for the sake of Afghanistan. Our commitment to our neighbours remains unchanged and is as strong as ever. On this particular issue, we are holding discussions with both countries and following up. In conclusion, the concept of the Transformation Decade is a heartwarming development for the people of Afghanistan. It illustrates the sort of commitment that the Afghan people want for when the transition period comes to an end. I am glad that significant reference has been made to the Transformation Decade in the various statements made here today.”

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  3. “Lastly, with regard to the concern raised by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we take the concerns of our regional partners extremely seriously. For a country like Afghanistan in the past 10 years, I think that the amount of attention and the focus we have placed on the concerns of our friends, brothers and partners in our neighbourhood, in particular those of our close neighbours, have been very extensive. We have often and always reassured our partners that Afghans would never allow our territory to be used against any country, including our neighbours. With regard to Iran in particular, we have been blessed by the understanding that Iran and the United States have shown in the past 10 years with regard to Afghanistan's need to maintain a balance in this relationship.”

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  4. “They are as intolerable for any Afghan as they are to any other person in the international community. On the UNAMA mandate review, we are really pleased that the United Nations has taken that very seriously and that there is an ongoing review. We welcome that review. Consistent with the transition process, we think that UNAMA's role should be more responsive to Afghanistan's desire to take leadership and responsibility. We are grateful for the positive response and the way in which our desire has been received here in the Security Council. But that is in absolutely no way intended to diminish the role of the United Nations. We Afghans take that role very seriously. We are absolutely sure that this role will evolve into something as important, except different.”

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  5. “I must say that, as soon as the report (S/2011/772*) of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was published, our security institutions and other relevant institutions began a very extensive inter-agency investigation. With all due respect, I dispute the assertion that the problem is systemic. The occurrence of such things is definitely not systemic. We will investigate and determine the true extent of the situation. We are genuinely committed to improving our prison system. Just to put it in context, those are institutions that we have together in cooperation with most of the countries here. We have established those institutions, and it will take time for them to really improve. Nevertheless, obviously, torture and abuse of the nature mentioned are absolutely intolerable.”

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  6. “International terrorism is the most important security obstacle facing Afghanistan today. We have seen new forms of this in the recent past. Today, suicide bombings are responsible for the majority of killings among the Afghan people. That is not something that is unique to Afghanistan, although it is a recent phenomenon in many ways. The only way by which we can tackle this challenge is through intelligence and sincere results-oriented regional cooperation. We cannot do it with armies and military means. I think that the sanctuaries that some terrorist networks enjoy outside Afghanistan represent an extremely important problem that we have to address. Secondly, concerns were expressed in some statements about the human rights situation, in particular with regard to detention facilities in Afghanistan.”

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  7. “I also welcome the reference to the Istanbul Conference. Regional cooperation, as we heard in some of the statements made earlier today, is becoming central to the dialogue surrounding Afghanistan, and the Istanbul process is very promising. We in Afghanistan look forward to furthering it in the next meeting in Kabul. I would like to raise a few points with regard to the interventions made today. First, I am very grateful to those who expressed condolences and made reference to the loss of life and civilian casualties in connection with some of the terrorist attacks that have taken place in the recent past, in particular the terrorist attack on 6 December, on the day of Ashura. I very much appreciate those sentiments. Those attacks illustrate the type of challenge that still remains.”

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  8. “It has been a true honour to be part of today's discussion and to listen to the friends and partners of Afghanistan. I am grateful to the Security Council for keeping Afghanistan on its radar and for including it on the agenda for this very substantive discussion. I hope that this will continue. I am also grateful to the individual countries whose representatives have spoken today, both members of the Council and those from outside, for their support, friendship and cooperation with Afghanistan. We appreciate their partnership. I am also very pleased that the Council issued a statement regarding the Bonn conference, which, as I said earlier, was an extremely important event on Afghanistan's calendar this year. For it to have the blessing and support of the Security Council is further progress in that direction.”

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  9. “As Afghanistan moves from transition to the transformation decade, the Council's guidance and the international community's commitment remain as crucial to our future as ever before.”

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  10. “As we meet today, at the end of the tenth year of what has been a truly historic collaboration between the Afghan people and the international community, allow me to reaffirm Afghanistan's unwavering determination to achieve a peaceful, prosperous and democratic future in close partnership with the world. Of course, we have recorded tremendous achievements together, and we are all aware of the challenges that lie ahead and the imperatives for continued commitment and cooperation. Today, with the tremendous success of the Bonn Conference fresh in our minds, I am here to express appreciation for the international community's recommitment to Afghanistan's future, as expressed in Bonn earlier this month. I also thank the Council for standing behind the Conference's conclusions.”

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  11. “De Mistura is present via videoconference, may I convey directly to Mr. De Mistura the deep gratitude and appreciation of the Afghan people for his dedicated service and excellent leadership of the United Nations in Afghanistan. We thank him for all he has done. I personally have enjoyed working with Mr. De Mistura and wish him every success in his future endeavours. I also take the opportunity to congratulate Mr. Jan Kubis on his appointment as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. His distinguished career, and the trust invested in him by the Secretary-General, assures us of the continued effective leadership of the United Nations in Afghanistan.”

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  12. “They cannot, and will not, represent a threat to any other country in the region or beyond. As we move forward, the role of the United Nations will remain crucial to Afghanistan's partnership with the international community. We expect that the ongoing review of the UNAMA mandate will ensure a more coherent and responsive United Nations role in Afghanistan. In that context, I welcome the recent visit of the review team to Afghanistan. I look forward to continued dialogue between Afghanistan, in Kabul and in New York, and the United Nations in the context of the review, which should reinforce the principles of Afghan ownership and leadership through the transition and beyond. Speaking of the United Nations, I would have requested Under-Secretary-General Ladsous to convey to Mr. Staffan de Mistura - but since Mr.”

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  13. “More than 2,000 Afghan representatives from all segments of society and all corners of the country came together and, in a historic manifestation of democratic will, resoundingly affirmed the Afghan Government's efforts to forge long-term, strategic partnerships with the United States and other countries within and outside the region. In that context, we have finalized a strategic partnership agreement with our old and historic friend, the Republic of India, and are in the process of negotiating similar agreements with our other friends and partners, based on the principles of mutual respect and the fundamental equality of sovereign nations. Those partnerships will be the building blocks of Afghanistan's future relations with the international community.”

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  14. “The Conference also reaffirmed the Kabul Process as the framework for the international community's cooperation with Afghanistan as we continue to transform our country from a war- dependent to a self-reliant economy. In that context, we look forward to the Tokyo Conference, to be held in July next year, as an opportunity to focus on Afghanistan's future economic agenda. I thank our Japanese friends for their friendship and for organizing that crucial conference. If the Bonn Conference was a demonstration of consensus at the international level, the consultative Loya Jirga, held from 16 to 19 November in Kabul, was its mirror image within Afghanistan, reflecting the unanimous desire of the Afghan people for partnership and engagement with the international community.”

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  15. “Thankfully, that reassurance was given, in very strong terms, two weeks ago in Germany, where over a hundred countries and international organizations gathered for the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn. I wish to express our sincere appreciation to the Federal Republic of Germany, Afghanistan's long-standing friend and partner, for hosting that historic conference. The true significance of the Bonn Conference was that it reflected a crucial consensus on the international level to support a peaceful, sovereign and prosperous future for Afghanistan. That consensus was expressed in strong language of support and commitment, particularly in setting out the concept of the Transformation Decade of 2015-2024 as a solid basis for the international community's enduring engagement and support beyond transition.”

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  16. “We are both hopeful and optimistic that the Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for a Secure and Stable Afghanistan will help to bring about a new regional environment that is characterized by cooperation, integration, confidence and shared efforts to achieve security and prosperity. That vision has eluded us for far too long. We will follow up the Istanbul Conference with another ministerial-level conference, to be held in Kabul in June 2012, the preparation of which has already begun in earnest. As the partnership between Afghanistan and the international community evolves during and after the transition phase, Afghans need reassurance that our friends in the region and beyond will continue to support our progress towards peace, stability, prosperity and democracy.”

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  17. “The common threats that we share, including the menaces of terrorism, narcotics and so on, will not be defeated, nor will peace in Afghanistan ever be achieved, in the absence of constructive, results-oriented cooperation at the regional level. Therefore, over the past 10 years, we in Afghanistan have placed regional cooperation at the heart of our vision for the future and we will continue to do so in the years to come. Thanks to the leadership of the brotherly Republic of Turkey, the Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan: Security and Cooperation in the Heart of Asia, held early in November, represented a visionary step forward towards cooperation and confidence- building across the region.”

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  18. “Through the peace process, we will continue to reach out to the armed opposition and reconcile with those willing to renounce violence, break ties with terrorist organizations and live peaceful lives under the Constitution. We believe that the process may benefit from the establishment of an office, within or outside Afghanistan, which could facilitate formal talks between the relevant Afghan authorities and representatives of the armed opposition, including the Taliban. Furthermore, we will continue to rely on support from regional countries, in particular the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Without whose support our peace efforts will not produce the desired results. The role of the region surrounding Afghanistan remains central to the peaceful and prosperous future that we Afghans envision for our country.”

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  19. “Speaking of the political solution, I wish to reassure the Council that the Afghan Government remains committed to the Afghan-led peace effort that is aimed at reconciling members of the armed opposition and enabling them to live a peaceful life in society. The Council is aware that, in recent months, our peace efforts have faced a number of setbacks, notably the tragic assassination of Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, former President of Afghanistan and Chairman of the High Peace Council. Nonetheless, at the consultative Loya Jirga held last month in Kabul, the Afghan people unanimously reaffirmed their commitment to the peace process, giving it renewed impetus. The national gathering conveyed the Afghan people's desire for the continuation of an inclusive Afghan-led national reconciliation and reintegration process.”

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  20. “It is the guiding framework for all our efforts, and in a fundamental sense it is the ultimate goal of the partnership we Afghans are blessed to have had with the international community for the past ten years. Transition, however, is not just about security. As we move to take full responsibility for defending our country and securing the lives of our people, we are also assuming greater ownership of affairs on the civilian front, including the political process and the development agenda. Therefore, to make transition meaningful and to build the capacity of our security forces, we are redoubling our efforts to take the peace process forward, improve governance, fight corruption and build the requisite capacities of our Government institutions to carry out their sovereign functions effectively and transparently.”

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  21. “Having always aspired to achieve self-reliance, this past year we finally took the crucial step of beginning the transition process, which will see Afghanistan's National Security Forces take full responsibility for security in the country by the end of 2014. With the implementation of the second tranche of transition, announced last month by His Excellency President Hamid Karzai, Afghan forces are taking charge of security for over fifty percent of the country's population. Allow me to emphasize that for the Afghan people, transition is not an imposed deadline or a mere operational benchmark. Transition is truly the manifestation of our determination to succeed and to stand on our own feet.”

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  22. “The year 2011 has been a year of significant milestones for Afghanistan, and we Afghans are proud to have been successful in most of the steps we have taken in partnership with the international community. Of course, as in the years before, every bit of our achievements has come at a price. Terrorism remains a strong threat, and Afghans have continued to make huge sacrifices for the vision of a peaceful, prosperous and democratic Afghanistan. However, no threat or demand for sacrifice will deter us from achieving our vision, and we truly appreciate the crucial help of our international friends and partners in this historic struggle.”

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  23. “It is an honour to have the opportunity to address the Security Council of the United Nations for the first time. I convey the gratitude of the Afghan people to all Council members, and the countries they represent, for their commitment to a peaceful Afghanistan, and for maintaining a focus on the evolving situation in my country. I thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous for his useful and comprehensive briefing and for spending an extended period of time in Afghanistan on his recent visit. It was a pleasure to join him, and Mr. Heitman, who is also present here, in Kabul recently for the launch of the work of the mandate review team for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).”

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