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JAHRESRUECKBLICK 2010 - OBIT - Richard Holbrooke, US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, addresses the press with Dutch foreign minister Maxime Verhagen (not pictured) in The Hague, Netherlands on 30 March 2009. Senior officials from around the world gather on 31 March 2009 for a U.N. (United Nations) sponsored one-day conference on Afghanistan. The meeting was called for by the United States and will bring partners and rivals to the table, including Iran. (KEYSTONE/EPA/VALERIE KUYPERS)