Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (front) delivers a speech during the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 28, 2018. A top Afghan security official said that a conference that ended here Wednesday has put a renewed focus on a peace process owned and led by those in the country, and now it is up to Taliban to come forward and play a constructive role. (Xinhua/POOL/Salvatore Di Nolfi)