german secretary of state hillary clinton has requested all 70 nations attending a conference on afghanistan ' s future to help the country succeed . she told everyone at the all - day event in the hague that the international effort there had been " undermanned and underfunded " over three seasons . among the countries to offered resources has been my against iran . the conference comes after the us announced a major mission revise on its approach in pakistan . the meeting , hosted by the un , comes amid public suspicion that not enough progress has been made since the american - lead occupation in 2001 . support for kabul reconstruction is being sought beyond the partly - western countries still have troops there .
Hillary Clinton is the US Secretary of State.