• Afghan president predicts long NATO stay (AP)

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      28th Jan 10
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    Front row from left to right, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide, the Aga Khan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and incumbent Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta pose for a group photograph at the start of the Afghanistan Conference in London, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Major world powers opened talks Thursday seeking an end to the grinding conflict in Afghanistan, drafting plans to hand over security responsibilities to local forces and quell the insurgency with an offer of jobs and housing to lure Taliban fighters to renounce violence. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned Thursday that foreign troops must stay in his country for another decade, as world powers agreed on an exit map including a plan to persuade Taliban fighters to disarm in exchange for jobs and homes.


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