German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she is flanked by Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn December 5, 2011. Ten years after the first International Afghanistan Conference in the former German capital, Germany hosts a summit to set Afghanistan on a path of long-term stability, international financial and military support after combat troops withdraw. Foreign ministers from over 90 countries discuss and provide advice on the future of the country. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)