He said he and U.S.President Barack Obama agree that whatever new government emerges will have to make a new contract with the international community and its neighbors to build its army, take tough action on corruption, create a more inclusive political process, reach out to moderate elements of the insurgency and stronger control of local affairs.

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Brown said he has told Karzai to make a "contract with the Afghan people" against which they can measure his success.

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When he was 17 he moved back to England in a bid to make it as a professional and managed to secure a contract with London Irish two years' later.

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