Key quotes from Afghan conference in The Hague

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Following are key quotes from an international conference on Afghanistan on Tuesday at which the United States offered reconciliation for non-violent Taliban and Iran offered help to fight Afghan drug trafficking.

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON

"We must ... support efforts by the government of Afghanistan to separate the extremists of al Qaeda and the Taliban from those who have joined their ranks not out of conviction, but out of desperation."

"They should be offered an honourable form of reconciliation and reintegration into a peaceful society, if they are willing to abandon violence, break with al Qaeda, and support the constitution."

AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI

"I welcome the growing recognition that without the true cooperation of Afghanistan's neighbours the victory over terrorism cannot be assured."

"We will spare no effort to bring back to Afghanistan and to normal life all those from the ranks of the Taliban, all those who have no association with al Qaeda and are willing to embrace peace and the constitution of the country. The policy of reconciliation, however, can succeed only if carried out under the aegis of the national institutions of Afghanistan."

RICHARD HOLBROOKE, U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR

AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN