UN Security Council resolution 1707

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The Resolution 1707 of the UN Security Council is a resolution on the situation in Afghanistan , which the United Nations Security Council has adopted unanimously at its 5521st meeting on 12 September, 2006. The resolution is a measure under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations . The subject of this resolution is the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for a further twelve months. The resolution allows the states involved in ISAF to take all necessary measures to fulfill the mandate and also calls for ISAF to be strengthened by the member states through money, material and other means.

The Security Council relied on its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, specifically Security Council resolutions 1386 , 1413 , 1444 , 1510 , 1563 , 1623, and 1659 .

The resolution also refers to Security Council Resolutions 1368 and 1373 . In this context, the Security Council expresses its concern about the general security situation in Afghanistan and the growing number of civilian casualties , including the linkage of terrorist acts by the Taliban , al-Qaeda and those involved in drug trafficking .

With the resolution, the Security Council expressed its support for the Afghan army and the Afghan security forces and welcomed the expansion of ISAF into southern Afghanistan and the planned expansion of the mission to the east of the country and the better coordination between ISAF and the participants in Operation Enduring Freedom . The Security Council saw the situation in Afghanistan as a threat to peace and security in the world and decided to continue to actively deal with the problem.

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