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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

In Bonn, Germany, Secretary Clinton will lead the United States’ high-level, interagency delegation to the International Conference for Afghanistan on December 5. The Bonn Conference, the first of its kind to be chaired solely by the Afghan government, will be an opportunity to review progress achieved since 2001 and highlight the strong international support for Afghanistan through transition and beyond. In Bonn, the government of Afghanistan and the international community will engage in mutual commitments to secure the gains already achieved and pave the way for an increasingly self-sustainable Afghanistan. (media note, Dec 05)

On December 5, 2011 the German government will host the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn to set the course for the future of Afghanistan. The Afghan government will preside over the conference. Around 90 delegations with over 1000 members are expected to attend. The conference will focus on the transition process, the long term engagement of the international community after 2014 and the political process that should lead to a long-term stabilization of the country. The U.S. government will also be represented with a delegation composed of high-level representatives.

Background on Afghanistan

• Background Note: Afghanistan (country profile)
• The Status Report: Afghanistan and Pakistan Civilian Engagement (pdf, 757 KB)
  Secretary Clinton's remarks upon release (November 4, 2011)
• Official conference web site: www.diplo.de/afghanistankonferenz
• NATO - Afghanistan
• UN Assistance in Af (UNAMA)
• UNDP - Afghanistan
• Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan (November 2, 2011)
• Clinton’s Remarks at House Hearing on Afghanistan, Pakistan | فارسی | عربي
• Michael Steiner: The consequence of solidarity. Why Germany and the international community must not abandon Afghanistan after 2014 (2011-11-17)

Coverage of Afghanistan issues:

• Dec 05/11  Remarks at Breakfast with Afghan Civil Society Representatives;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Kameha Grand Hotel; Bonn, Germany
• Dec 05/11  Remarks at the Afghan Women's Event;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Bonn Conference Center; Bonn, Germany
• Dec 05/11  Remarks at the Bonn Conference Center;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Bonn Conference Center; Bonn, Germany
• U.S. and Afghanistan Announce $19.2 Million in Good Performers Initiative Awards for Provincial Counternarcotics Achievements (
  December 3, 2011)
• Sesame Street To Debut in #Afghanistan on December 1
• Chasing the dream for Afghan girls @espn
• Afghan Women Corrections Professionals Complete Training in Nebraska (from DipNote blog)
• Roundtable: Endgame in Afghanistan: Counterinsurgency vs. Counterterrorism
• „Umerziehungscamps in Pakistan“ (Tsp, 2011-11-07)
• Ziviles Engagement in Afghanistan und Pakistan (#SecClinton, 2011-11-07)
• Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton Visits Afghanistan (OCTOBER 20, 2011)
• International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Program Helps Train New Police Women in Afghanistan (SEPTEMBER 27, 2011)
• The New Silk Road: Promoting a Better Future for Afghanistan (SEPTEMBER 23, 2011)

From Embassy Berlin's web site:

• Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen:
  Vorbereitungen zur Konferenz in Bonn
  
  A look behind the scenes:
  Colleagues on site preparing for the conference
• traveling exhibit
  "Journeys in Afghanistan"
  – photographs
  by
  Steve McCurry
  (Frankfurt,
  Freiburg,
  Tübingen,
  München,
  Nürnberg)
  thru November 24, 2011:
  exhibition "Journeys in Afghanistan" in Freiburg
• General David Petraeus on Afghanistan (July 20)
• Young Afghans travel around Germany to talk about the progress in their Country (video interviews, May 2011)
• Ausstellung "Afghanistan. Gerettete Schätze Die Sammlung des Nationalmuseums in Kabul" (September 2011)
• Accelerating Success in Afghanistan: Goals and Challenges for International Cooperation (Berlin, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, May 28, 2010)
• Ambassador Murphy's Editorial on Visit to Afghanistan (Die Welt, February 11, 2010)
• Briefing on Recent Trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan (February 3, 2010)
• Secretary Clinton at London Conference on Afghanistan  (January 28, 2010)
• President Obama outlines strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan (December 01, 2009)
• NATO Looks at Boosting Afghanistan Support, Defense’s Gates Says (Oct 2009)
• Achieving U.S. Goals in Afghanistan (Secretary Clinton interview with CNN October 16, 2009)
• Special Representative Holbrooke on Security in Afghanistan (July 29, 2009)
• Secretary Clinton at the International Conference on Afghanistan in The Hague (March 31, 2009)