The days when Afghanistan was used by others as so-called strategic depth are over, Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said, asserting that such skewed approaches have only brought misery to the people of Afghanistan and mayhem in the region.Kamboj, President of the UN Security Council for the month of December, addressed a Council briefing on Afghanistan Tuesday and in her national capacity said that peace and stability in Afghanistan are critical imperatives that the international community needs to collectively strive for.