US Afghanistan Pakistan
Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke briefs reporters, Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at the State Department in Washington...
Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke briefs reporters, Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Afghanistan
US soldiers take a nap at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, July 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
US soldiers take a nap at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, July 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Clinton Asia
FILE - In this July 13, 2010 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens during a joint press availability with Iraqi Foreign Minis...
FILE - In this July 13, 2010 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens during a joint press availability with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, not shown, at the State Department in Washington. Amid growing concerns about the war in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to South Asia on a mission aimed at refining the goals of the nearly 9-year-old conflict.(AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
Amid growing worries about the war in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to South Asia this weekend on a mission aimed at refining the goals of the nearly 9-year-old conflict.
Clinton will attend next week's international conference in Kabul, where the Afghan government will outline plans to bolster deteriorating security conditions, reintegrate militants into society and crack down on corruption. Clinton is also expected in Pakistan to push greater cooperation between Islamabad and Kabul.
Lawmakers are increasingly questioning the course of the war in Afghanistan as the death toll of U.S. and international forces rises and expressing greater concerns about corruption in the Afghan government.
