遗憾的是，安全与不稳定依然是阿富汗的重大挑战。报告指出，武装冲突数量与去年同期相比增加了24%，而据报告，就武装冲突密度而言，去年是自2001年以来数量最多的一年。该国安全局势持续恶化，这表明在阿富汗遭到入侵后的十多年间，阿富汗和该区域并没有变得更加安全。
Unfortunately, security and instability remain the major challenges for Afghanistan. The report refers to a 24 per cent increase in the number of armed clashes compared with the same period last year, while last year was reported as the highest number recorded since 2001 in terms of the intensity of armed clashes. This continuing deterioration of the security situation in the country indicates that Afghanistan and the region are no safer more than a decade after its invasion.