10:12, 05 January 2010 | GMT +5
UN urges "change of mindset" to improve Afghanistan situation
UNITED NATIONS. January 5. KAZINFORM The UN secretary general has urged a change of position on Afghanistan to improve the security situation in the South Central Asian country; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

"The situation cannot continue as is if we are to succeed in Afghanistan. Unity of effort and greater attention to key priorities are now a sine qua non," Ban Ki-moon told the UN Security Council in a report released Monday that focuses on a disputed presidential election in the country in 2009 and on Taliban attacks.
"There is a need for a change of mindset in the international community as well as in the government of Afghanistan. Without that change, the prospects of success will diminish further," he said; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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