Afghan forces could take control of security in some provinces by the end of 2010, delegates at a key summit about the country have said.
A statement at the end of the one-day meeting in London said the process could be complete within five years.
UK Foreign Minister David Miliband described 2010 as a "decisive" year because a new government was in place, but warned of a "refreshed" insurgency.
World leaders pledged $140m (£87m) to win over low-level Taliban fighters.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has recently announced plans to encourage Taliban members to renounce violence and join in peace talks.
"We must reach out to all of our countrymen, especially our disenchanted brothers, who are not part of al-Qaeda, or other terrorist networks, who accept the Afghan constitution," he told delegates.
"Today alone there have been over $140m worth of commitments for the first year of the national reintegration programme and we are committed to seeing that through."
Mr Miliband said: "The aim of the conference was to align the military and civilian resources of every coalition partner behind a clear political strategy, to help President Karzai and his government deliver the ambitious agenda that he set out in his inaugural speech last November.
"The themes of mutual responsibility - Afghan and international - and of unity behind a clear plan came through very strongly indeed."
The final communique from the summit in London said it welcomed Afghanistan's goal of taking charge of the "majority of operations in the insecure areas of Afghanistan within three years and taking responsibility for physical security within five years"
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