NATO-led International Security Assistance Force officials on Monday announced that the protection of the borders in Afghanistan is not part of the ISAF’s mission inAfghanistan.
This comes as cross-border shelling from Pakistan continues in eastern provinces of Afghanistan during the past one and half years which led to growing criticisms towards coalition forces silence to react towards the shelling.
ISAF spokesman Brigadier General Günter Katz while speaking during a press conference in capital Kabul on Monday said protection of Afghanistan borders is not part of the ISAF responsibility based on the final statement of the Bonn Conference in 2001.
This is the first time ISAF officials deny responsibility for controlling the borders of Afghanistan during the past 11 years after the formation of Bonn conference in 2001.
Brigadier General Günter Katz earlier said NATO officials were negotiating the issue of cross-border shelling with the Pakistani officials.
General Günter Katz said security of the borders in Afghanistan was not handed over to ISAF despite repeated calls to hand ove the security to coalition security forces.
ISAF spokesman also expressed concerns regarding the militants sanctuaries in Pak-Afghan borders and said targeting militants outside the Afghan borders is also not part of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan.
Brigadier General Günter Katz also condemned the deadliest suicide bomb attack in nothern Maimana city of Faryab province where more than 90 people were killed or injured.
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been deployed since 2001 under the authority of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which authorised the establishment of the force to assist the Afghan government in the maintenance of security in Kabul and its surrounding areas – in particular to enable the Afghan authorities as well as UN personnel to operate in a secure environment.
At that time, the operation was limited to the Kabul area, and its command was assumed by ISAF nations on a rotational basis.
In August 2003, upon request of the UN and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, NATO took command of ISAF. Soon after, the UN mandated ISAF’s gradual expansion outside of Kabul.
While not technically a UN force, ISAF has a peace-enforcement mandate under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Fourteen UN Security Council Resolutions relate to ISAF, namely: 1386, 1413, 1444, 1510, 1563, 1623, 1707, 1776, 1833, 1817, 1890, 1917, 1943 and 2011 (12 October 2011).
A detailed Military Technical Agreement agreed between the ISAF Commander and the Afghan Transitional Authority in January 2002 provides additional guidance for ISAF operations.
In accordance with all the relevant Security Council Resolutions, the main role of ISAF is to assist the Afghan government in the establishment of a secure and stable environment. To this end, ISAF forces conduct security and stability operations throughout the country together with the Afghan National Security Forces and are directly involved in the development of the Afghan National Security Forces through mentoring, training and equipping.




Isaf should also clear that who have given the licence to kill innocent afghanis inside their homes,but they always hunt them in their own houses where they sleep,
Isaaf have the right to comment on durand line with out hasitation, who have given them the right make happy black punjabians with their comment,so that they make a way to run from here in 2014,
This dogs will never leave afghanistan,but they just cutting there expences.