Bush meets with new UN representative to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The new U.N. envoy to Afghanistan told President Bush on Tuesday that an upcoming donors' conference in Paris is key to helping rebuild the war-ruined nation. Bush said he sees progress, but difficult challenges remain.

France, host of the June 23 meeting, has set a broad goal of raising $12 billion to $15 billion to fund Afghan reconstruction projects through 2014. The United States is looking to contribute a minimum of 25 percent of that total.
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