U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, center, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, pose for photos inside 10 Downing Street, ahead of the Afghanistan Conference, London, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Major world powers opened talks Thursday seeking an end to the grinding conflict in Afghanistan, drafting plans to hand over security responsibilities to local forces and quell the insurgency with an offer of jobs and housing to lure Taliban fighters to renounce violence. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin, Pool)