Britain to host conference on Afghan withdrawal on January 28

of-Spain, Nov 28, SPA --Prime Minister Gordon Brown
today announced that Britain would host and international
conference on January 28 on the withdrawal of international troops
from Afghanistan, according to dpa.
Brown said Afghan President Hamid Karzai would be given benchmarks
for boosting the capacity of his country"s army and police and
improving local government to pave the way for a withdrawal of the
NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.
Brown made the announcement with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Summit being held in Trinidad
and Tobago. Ban said another meeting in the Afghan capital Kabul
would follow the London conference.