Istanbul conference ends with a whimper

ISTANBUL/ISLAMABAD: Notwithstanding political rhetoric and promises of cooperation, a much-publicised conference, which was aimed at mapping out Afghanistan’s future after the departure of western forces, failed to achieve a major breakthrough on Wednesday.


The daylong conference in the Turkish city of Istanbul brought together representatives from some two dozen countries as well as international organisations such as Nato, the EU and the United Nations.Read more at Express Tribune