In Kabul, Ban urges full support for Afghan peace and development efforts
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Channel: United Nations · 2010 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 20 July 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced support for the priorities laid out by the Afghan Government to advance peace and development and called on the country's men and women to rally around these efforts, as he opened a major international conference in the capital, Kabul. "We are here to support the Afghan Government and its new priorities ... to reaffirm our pledge to stay engaged for the long term," Mr. Ban told participants at the Kabul Conference, the first international gathering on Afghanistan to be held in the country. News Story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35364&Cr=afghan&Cr1=
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