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Lord Mandelson visits New York March 12, 2010

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited Boston on March 9-10, and delivered the Compton Lecture at MIT on Afghanistan March 11, 2010

Click here for the speech, and to read more about his visit to Boston, including local media coverage.

Afghan girls studying in schools (UNAMA)

Miliband on 'The war in Afghanistan: how to end it' March 10, 2010

David Miliband delivered the eminent Compton lecture on Afghanistan at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday 10 March in Boston.

An Afghan security man talks with children in Qari Saheb village of Nad-e Ali district in Helmand province during the second day of joint Operation Moshtarak. Getty Images

The war in Afghanistan: how to end it March 10, 2010

David Miliband is to deliver a speech on Afghanistan at MIT today at 2030 GMT.

The war in Afghanistan: How to end it March 10, 2010

Speech by Rt Hon David Miliband MP Foreign Secretary on Afghanistan delivered as part of the eminent Compton lecture series.

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