Leaders attending the event underscored the daunting security challenges that remain for the country as Ghani and the chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, confront Taliban forces that control more Afghan territory than at any time since 2001, according to United Nations estimates. The deteriorating security situation forced President Barack Obama this summer to walk back his pledge to withdraw all combat forces, announcing that 8,400 American troops will remain in the country through 2017.
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