United Nations: Afghanistan

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Resolution 1386 (2001), S/RES/1386 (2001), Security Council,  United Nations, 20 December 2001.

"1. Authorizes, as envisaged in Annex 1 to the Bonn Agreement, the establishment for 6 months of an International Security Assistance Force to assist the Afghan Interim Authority in the maintenance of security in Kabul and its surrounding areas, so that the Afghan Interim Authority as well as the personnel of the United Nations can operate in a secure environment;

"2. Calls upon Member States to contribute personnel, equipment and other resources to the International Security Assistance Force, and invites those Member States to inform the leadership of the Force and the Secretary-General;

"3. Authorizes the Member States participating in the International Security Assistance Force to take all necessary measures to fulfil its mandate;"

Security Council extends authorization of International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan as Russian Federation abstains from vote, Department of Public Information, Security Council, United Nations, 19 September 2007.

“Strongly condemning the violence that continued to destabilize Afghanistan, the Security Council decided this afternoon to extend the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in that country for another year beyond 13 October 2007.

“By resolution 1776 (2007), adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter by a recorded vote of 14 in favour to none against, with 1 abstention (Russian Federation), the Council also called on Member States to contribute personnel, equipment and funding to strengthen the Force and make it more effective.

“It stressed, in addition, the importance of improving Afghan security services in order to provide long-term solutions to the violence in the country, and encouraged ISAF and other partners to sustain their efforts to train and empower the National Police and other Afghan forces.”

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security, United Nations, S/2007/152, 15 March 2007.

United Nations Report of the Security Council Mission to Afghanistan, S/2006/935, 4 December 2006.

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)