A three-day conference in Tokyo on the reconstruction of Afghanistan closed Thursday after adopting a comprehensive appeal that local nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan be left in charge of the task.
The conference was organized by Japan Platform, an organization working for international development, and brought together representatives from the Japanese government as well as U.N. bodies and NGOs from Japan and Afghanistan.
Participants issued a series of appeals to the international community, calling for help in removing land mines and providing medical assistance to the war-torn nation. The appeals will be submitted to a international ministerial conference to be held in Tokyo next month to assist Afghanistan's reconstruction.