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States urged to maintain Afghan promises

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on member states Tuesday to maintain commitments to root out terrorism and help rebuild a peaceful Afghanistan.

Ban cited concerns about recent fighting and increased violent and terrorist activity by the Taliban, al-Qaida and other extremist groups. He appealed to states that have made commitments not to allow Afghanistan to become a host for terrorist and extremist groups underlining the role that the Afghan security forces and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force are playing.

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Ban “followed with concern the recent fighting in Afghanistan, in particular around Kandahar and in Farah provinces, where formed groups of Taliban have attempted to take and hold certain districts,” according to a statement issued by his spokesperson.

“The secretary-general notes that it is an unfortunate reality that such operations continue to be necessary in Afghanistan, but reaffirms that the hope for lasting peace in Afghanistan and the region, and for a world without terrorism, depends on their success,” the statement said.

Additionally the U.N. General Assembly urged the Afghan government “to continue to address the threat to the security and stability of Afghanistan posed by the Taliban, al-Qaida and other extremist groups as well as by criminal violence,” the statement said.

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