NEW : `` Proof is in the pudding '' on Afghan reform promises , Hillary Clinton says . However , he warned against other nations using the corruption as a political tool in making decisions about Afghanistan . The U.S. secretary of state said she was confident that Afghanistan would be able to meet its security needs without outside help. President Obama has said U.S. troops will start leaving Afghanistan in 2011 . Afghan president says Obama timeline is a goal , not `` an exit announcement ''
NEW : `` Proof is in the pudding '' on Afghan reform promises , Hillary Clinton says . The U.S. secretary of state said she was confident that Afghanistan would be able to meet its security needs without outside help. President Obama has said U.S. troops will start leaving Afghanistan in 2011 . Afghan president says Obama timeline is a goal , not `` an exit announcement ''