Senior Adviser to the President of Afgha

Senior Adviser to the President of Afghanistan Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta (L), British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (C) and UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide (R) speak to the media at the closing press briefing at the London Conference on Afghanistan at Lancaster House, central London, on January 28 2010. International forces in Afghanistan will begin handing over control of security in some provinces from the end of the year, according to a draft communique drawn up by world powers meeting here Thursday. The document also offers support and funding for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's plans to woo moderate Taliban insurgents -- which include inviting the extremists to peace talks later this year. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images)