The United Nations will not leave Afghanistan as long as its presence is needed by the Afghan people, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declares. The urgency of the mission to secure peace and stability for Afghanistan brought together representatives from the United Nations, European Union and World Bank at a special meeting April 3 at the NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania.
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