Istanbul : Turkish President Abdullah Gul, center, his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, left, and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari join hands at the end of a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Turkey is hosting a conference this week on creating a regional strategy for improving security and economic development in Afghanistan ahead of the withdrawal of international combat forces by the end of 2014. AP/PTI(AP11_2_2011_000006B)