Afghan Blueprint for Peace to Be Unveiled
International leaders will hold a conference later this month to introduce a new blueprint for bringing peace to Afghanistan and providing a better life for its people, the top U.N. envoy to Afghanistan said. The “Compact for Afghanistan” will establish key benchmarks and timelines to meet the major challenges confronting the country over the next five years — security, good government, human rights, the rule of law and combatting the drug trade, Jean Arnault told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. Full Story