70 countries to meet in London to renew Afghan support
Afp, Kabul
Afghanistan's international partners gather in London next week to renew their support for the strategic but destitute country as it battles an insurgency, drugs and corruption following 25 years of war. The country last year completed a political transition with the first full parliamentary elections in around three decades, made possible following the ouster of the hardline Taliban regime in a US-led operation in 2001. The January 31-February 1 conference will push the process to a new level, maintaining pressure on donors while reassuring Afghanistan that its "special relationship with the international community will remain strong," according to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
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