UN Security Council
2069

train, mentor and empower the Afghan national security forces, in order to accelerate progress towards the goal of self-sufficient, sustainable, accountable and ethnically balanced Afghan security forces providing security and ensuring the rule of law throughout the country, welcomes the increasing leadership role played by the Afghan Authorities in security responsibilities throughout the country, and welcomes the substantial progress made in the expansion of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police and stresses the importance of supporting the further professionalization of these institutions; 7. Calls upon ISAF and the NATO Senior Civilian Representative to continue to work in close consultation with the Afghan Government and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in accordance with Security Council resolution 2041 (2012) as well as with the OEF coalition in the implementation of the ISAF mandate; 8. Requests the leadership of ISAF to keep the Security Council regularly informed, through the United Nations Secretary-General, on the implementation of its mandate, including through the timely provision of quarterly reports; 9. Decides to remain actively seized of this matter. 8 12-54004