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Afghanistan

Answer

I wish to clarify my Answer of 27 October 2010 (Official Report, col. 1218) on the provinces under the authority of the Government of Afghanistan. I can confirm the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has full sovereign authority, including for security, over all 34 Afghan Provinces. Endorsed by United Nations Security Resolution 1386 and subsequent resolutions, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) assists the Afghan National Security Forces in the maintenance of security throughout Afghanistan. Work is now under way to set up a conditions-based process, overseen by a joint Afghan-North Atlantic Treaty Organisation board, to assess the readiness of provinces to start the process of transition from an ISAF to an Afghan security lead. We are confident that a number of provinces will be assessed as ready to begin transition in the first half of 2011, but we should not pre-empt the recommendations of the board.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

3364; 722 c101WA

Session

2010-12

Related items

Afghanistan
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords

Subjects

Politics and government Afghanistan

Link

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