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Map locates Marjah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where a U.S./Afghan offensive against Taliban militants is imminent. Afghanistan
PARIS - FEBRUARY 02: Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the European Union Pierre Sellal delivers a speech at the International 'Global Zero' Summit Against Nuclear Weapons at Hotel Intercontinental on February 2, 2010 in Paris, France. European Union
Under a picture of Iran's late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Iran
Mark Sedwill, left, the newly appointed NATO's Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, replies to a question as Golab Mangal, governor of Helmand province looks on during a press conference at the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. NATO
An Israeli security guard is seen standing near a truck with gas at the gas depot in the southern city of Ashkelon, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Police say an explosive device strapped to a gasoline truck was discovered and defused at the entrance to a major gas depot in southern Israel. Israel
The bodies of Taliban fighters, who were killed in Friday's gunbattle with Afghan forces, are covered with blankets at the office of Afghan Red Crescent Society to be transported to their villages, in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Taliban
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, fireworks explode over the People's Square in Giuyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province early Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, the New Year's Day on China's lunar calendar. China
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 27: A Christmas tree is illuminated at Brussels Grande Place on December 27, 2009 in Brussel, Belgium. Brussels
Party of Regions members read newspapers in Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede the presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and plans to legally challenge the results, Ukrainian and Russian media reported Tuesday. Yanukovych's Party of Regions has rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. Ukraine
LONDON - JANUARY 27: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (C), Yemen's Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi address a press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on January 27, 2010 in London. Yemen and the world 'can and must do more' on extremism, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in prepared remarks ahead of the London meeting. Yemen
Bob Geldof, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Muhammad Yunus, London Mayor Boris Johnson, One Young World Co-founder and Havas Worldwide Global CEO David Jones, One Young World Co-founder and Euro RSCG Group Chairman Kate Robertson, and hundreds of delegates from One Young World, arrive at Old Billingsgate in London for the One Young World Opening Ceremony. London
MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 06: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) talks to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton during the second day of the 46th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich on February 6, 2010 in Munich, Germany. The 46th Munich conference on security policy is running till February 7, 2010. Catherine Ashton
A Kosovo police officer, left, stops the vehicle of Serbia's minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic, right, at the Merdare border crossing dividing Kosovo and Serbia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. A police spokesman says they have forced Serbia's top Kosovo official to end his visit to the country and are escorting him back to Serbia. This is the first time that Kosovo's authorities have turned back a visiting government official from Serbia, and is likely to raise the tensions between the former foes. Kosovo
Jose Manuel Barroso listens to questions after the European Parliament has voted into office a new European Commission Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010 in Strasbourg, eastern France. The EU assembly vote was 488 to 137, with 72 abstentions. Tuesday's vote at a plenary session in Strasbourg means Jose Manuel Barroso will start a second five-year term as European Commission president. European Parliament
Bosnian Croat man Alojzija Bijackic, 65, works in a blacksmith's workshop, in one of the few remaining blacksmiths situated on a small creek in the central Bosnian village of Ocevije , 30 kms north of Sarajevo, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Small villages are famous for blacksmiths' workshops where, in the traditional way, people produce horseshoes, agricultural implements, and tools. From generation to generation the family of Bijackic have been working as blacksmiths and selling their products across Bosnia. Bosnia
A Brazilian U.N. peacekeeper injured during Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti arrives to a military air base in Sao Paulo, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Haiti Earthquake
A view of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, where Jewish settlers have built a house, not seen, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The Israeli government has stepped in to try to save a house built illegally by Jewish settlers in a volatile Palestinian neighborhood in east Jerusalem, complicating already troubled U.S. efforts to renew Mideast peacemaking. East Jerusalem
Liu Qi, President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, right, and Chinese Ambassador to United Nations Guangya Wang, center, shake hands with former Governor of New York George Pataki left, who serves as Public Delegate of the US Mission to United Nations during the debate about Sport for Peace and Development at U.N. Headquarters, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. United Nations

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) is greeted by Permanent Under Secretary Sir Peter Ricketts (R) as he arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) is greeted by Permanent Under Secretary Sir Peter Ricketts (R) as he arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.

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"We cannot win in Afghanistan only militarily, it has to involve building up the governance, the civilian infrastructure of the country, the political system"


Carl Bildt Jan 31 2010 7:19 PM from New Europe News

"Our aim is to get the Iranians to the negotiating table and have a political solution, and if there are any ... sanctions which can reinforce that possibility, I'm ready to look at them"


Carl Bildt Jan 27 2010 6:53 AM from Israel Matsav

"Iran's time is up. It is now time to discuss widespread international sanctions. We have shown much patience and that patience is up"


Angela Merkel Jan 27 2010 6:53 AM from Israel Matsav

"I would not be looking at any exit dates. We should look at [gradual] transitions, from an engagement where the overall or overwhelming emphasis is military to an engagement where the emphasis is primarily civilian and political"


Carl Bildt Jan 26 2010 2:09 AM from GlobalSecurity.org

"Above all, it's important to re-integrate back into society those allies of the Taliban who have taken the wrong path for economic reasons"


Guido Westerwelle Jan 25 2010 10:04 PM from Deutsche Welle

"We together have to prevent Iran from going nuclear. This is a concern for all of us – for Western democracies, the United States and Europe, but for Arab states as well"


Franco Frattini Jan 25 2010 9:48 PM from Lebanon Daily Star

"Iran’s refusal of all offers of a solution"


Pierre Lellouche Jan 25 2010 9:48 PM from Lebanon Daily Star

"We have been in talks for six years"


Pierre Lellouche Jan 25 2010 9:34 PM from Channel News Asia

"The military question is important but will not lead alone to a solution"


Guido Westerwelle Jan 25 2010 12:12 PM from Reuters Alert Net

"No one pretends that conferences win wars, but conferences are important to changing the course of military struggles"


David Miliband Jan 25 2010 12:12 PM from Reuters Alert Net
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) is greeted by Permanent Under Secretary Sir Peter Ricketts (R) as he arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (L) is greeted by Permanent Under Secretary Sir Peter Ricketts (R) as he arrives to attend the Afghanistan London Conference at Lancaster House on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries will attend the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aims to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country.

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