International community pledges support for Afghanistan
Representatives from more than 100 countries and organizations have pledged to support
Afghanistan after international troops withdraw in 2014. At a conference in Bonn,
Germany, on Monday. Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai said his country would need
international assistance for at least another decade. President Hamid Karzai said
his country has made progress - but still faces many obstacles. US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton said the US would “stay the course with our friends in Afghanistan”
- but said the country must enact democratic reforms and take responsibility for its
own security. Listen