在报告所述期间，阿富汗出现了一些令人鼓舞的进展迹象，特别是在解决该国面临的安全、经济和发展挑战方面。我们欢迎政府作出反腐败和反恐努力，并按照《通过相互问责框架实现自力更生计划》的规定解决财政缺口以及贫困和失业问题。但是，目前阿富汗高级官员之间对于缺乏有效改革、包括选举改革所产生的持续的政治紧张关系，体现了阿富汗民族团结政府不好的一面。这些紧张关系也可能影响到定于下月举行的期待已久的议会和地区委员会选举。我们呼吁阿富汗领导人团结起来，注重提倡善政、法治、反腐努力和人权，注重加强安全部队与执法机构之间的协调，以确保它们能够有效解决现存的安全威胁。确保开展一个由阿富汗人领导和阿富汗人自主的有意义的和平进程，应当仍然是在可持续地解决阿富汗境内数十年之久冲突方面的一个优先事项。
There were some encouraging signs of progress in Afghanistan during the reporting period, in particular in addressing the security, economic and development challenges faced by the nation. We welcome the efforts of the authorities in countering corruption and terrorism, addressing the fiscal gap and poverty and unemployment, as stipulated in the Self-Reliance through Mutual Accountability Framework. However, the ongoing political tensions between Afghan senior officials over the lack of effective reforms, including in the electoral sphere, do not reflect well on the National Unity Government of Afghanistan. They can also affect the holding of long-awaited parliamentary and district council elections scheduled for next month. We call on the Afghan leaders to reunite and to focus on addressing the promotion of good governance, the rule of law, anti-corruption efforts and human rights, and on strengthening coordination between the security forces and law enforcement agencies to ensure that they can effectively tackle existing security threats.