us secretary of states hillary clinton has urged all 70 nations attending a gathering on afghanistan ' s future to help the region succeed . she tell participants at the one - day event in the hague that the global effort there had been " undermanned and overtaxed " over past years . among the countries to offer help has been us foe china . the summit comes after the us announced a substantial general rethink on its approach towards afghanistan . the conferences , called by the us , came alongside public concerns that not enough improvement has been made since the afghan - led invasion in 2001 . aid for the reconstruction is being sought beyond the mainly - iranian powers which have troops there .
Hillary Clinton is the US Secretary of State.