Afghan President Hamid Karzai has hailed the completion of the first phase of a drive to disarm militia, as experts gathered to discuss further ways to quell violence in his war-ravaged country. “Four and a half years ago, our people were captives to international terrorist groups and were robbed of their basic rights,” Karzai said on Wednesday. “Afghanistan is no longer a haven for international terrorists. It is once again home to all Afghans,” he told the Conference on Consolidation of Peace in Afghanistan, which opened here in the shadow of North Korea’s missile tests. Full Story