Asserting that terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) cannot remain active in Afghanistan without "systematic state support" from "beyond" its borders, India has asked the UN Security Council to act against this security threat with a sense of urgency.
Reiterating its commitment to "stay the course" in Afghanistan, India told the UN Security Council that the main source of instability in the war-torn nation is terrorism and not ethnic rivalries.
Expressing concern over the security situation inside Afghanistan, India has cited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's latest report which said the number of security incidents in Afghanistan was the second highest in 2014 after 2011 when Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was neutralised.
He said that the terrorist groups, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), are active despite efforts of the valiant personnel of the Afghan National Security Forces and the international coalition forces.
"The Council must act against this threat with a sense of urgency," Mr Mukerji said.
"India is proud to call itself Afghanistan's first strategic partner. We share the Afghan people's vision of a strong, independent, united and prosperous state...India stands ready to do all that is possible within our capacities and our means, to work with the Afghan Government and its people, to realise this great vision," he said.
India has also unilaterally offered Afghanistan access to Attari on its side of the India-Pakistan international border for Afghan trucks and goods that till now have transit rights only up to the Wagah on the Pakistan side.
"Implementation of this offer would provide Afghanistan significant access to one of the fastest growing economic markets in its region," Mr Mukerji said.
Mr Mukerji stressed that completion of the task of government formation in Kabul as rapidly as possible is a priority to ensure that all ministries start functioning normally.
Mr Mukerji further said that in today's global economic situation when the sentiment of 'aid fatigue' exists in most traditional donor countries, Afghanistan's economic transition will have to be also supported by a private sector led process.
The Security Council extended UNAMA's mandate till March 17, 2016.
Unanimously adopting the resolution, the Council underscored the importance of sustainable democratic development in that country with all national institutions acting within their defined competence.
Condemning all attacks targeting civilians, Afghan and international forces, the Council expressed strong concern over the recruitment and use of civilians by the Taliban and other violent and extremist groups.
Mr Mukerji noted that the UNAMA must continue to play a leading role in shaping and coordinating the international community's efforts to assist Afghanistan's political and economic reconstruction process.
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