Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai today set a deadline of 2014 for Afghan forces to take control of country’s security. Addressing the international conference on Afghanistan in capital Kabul today, the Afghan leader said he remain determined that Afghan national security forces will be responsible for all military and law enforcement operations throughout our country by 2014, He also urged international partners to allow the Afghan government to have more control of aid money coming into the country. Mr. Karzai said the international community has committed enough money to see Afghanistan through the next three years, but called for more of the assistance to be channeled through the government. UN Secretary General Ban-ki- Moon in his address termed the conference as true beginning of Afghan leadership saying Afghanistan will henceforth decide which path to follow. He appealed for unity among the Afghan people and called on the Afghan government to hold those responsible for human rights violations accountable. U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told delegates that the United States is encouraged by work the Afghan government has done to improve governance and combat corruption, but said much work remains.She said the United States will continue to assist Afghanistan well beyond the Obama administration's July 2011 target for beginning to withdraw U.S. forces. She also stressed that the rights of women and ethnic groups in Afghanistan must not be sacrificed in pursuit of reconciliation with the Taliban. Representatives from at least 60 countries and organizations attended the one-day conference.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai today set a deadline of 2014 for Afghan forces to take control of country’s security. Addressing the international conference on Afghanistan in capital Kabul today, the Afghan leader said he remain determined that Afghan national security forces will be responsible for all military and law enforcement operations throughout our country by 2014, He also urged international partners to allow the Afghan government to have more control of aid money coming into the country. Mr. Karzai said the international community has committed enough money to see Afghanistan through the next three years, but called for more of the assistance to be channeled through the government. UN Secretary General Ban-ki- Moon in his address termed the conference as true beginning of Afghan leadership saying Afghanistan will henceforth decide which path to follow. He appealed for unity among the Afghan people and called on the Afghan government to hold those responsible for human rights violations accountable. U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told delegates that the United States is encouraged by work the Afghan government has done to improve governance and combat corruption, but said much work remains.She said the United States will continue to assist Afghanistan well beyond the Obama administration's July 2011 target for beginning to withdraw U.S. forces. She also stressed that the rights of women and ethnic groups in Afghanistan must not be sacrificed in pursuit of reconciliation with the Taliban. Representatives from at least 60 countries and organizations attended the one-day conference.