Afghan government approves five-year development plan

KABUL (AFP) - Insurgency-hit and destitute Afghanistan has formally approved a five-year development plan to be presented to its international supporters at a key conference in London this month.

The plan, called the Afghanistan Compact, is due to be signed by the government and the international community at the January 31 and February 1 conference.

It was approved at an extraordinary cabinet meeting Saturday, the president's office said.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan are expected to attend the meeting.

I'm wondering if Connie will have a Halliburton contract with her for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign?

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