bild

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shuffles his papers at the start of his speech during the Opening Session of the Afghanistan Conference in London, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Major world powers opened talks Thursday seeking an end to the grinding conflict in Afghanistan, drafting plans to hand over security responsibilities to local forces and quell the insurgency with an offer of jobs and housing to lure Taliban fighters to renounce violence. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)