Gordon Brown unveils plan for 68-nation conference on Afghanistan

German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy among those expected to attend talks Gordon Brown today set out an ambitious plan for a 68-nation conference in London next month on the future of Afghanistan, including plans for two senior co-ordinators to organise the civilian reconstruction of the country, one representing the UN and the other Nato. The co-ordinators will replace the UN envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide. Eide became UN envoy in 2008 and leaves months after a row...