British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, second from right, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, second from left, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, are seen 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)