Afghanistan conference

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Afghan forces will begin taking control of security in some of the country’s provinces by the end of 2010, a key summit on its future has pledged. In a statement at the end of the one-day meeting, delegates said the process would be complete within five years. The summit encouraged more contributions but gave no firm figures. Marco Werman talks with Afghanistan’s finance minister Omar Zakhilwal, who attended the London conference. Download MP3 (Photo: Anthony Devlin/AFP/Getty Images)

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