Backing the US stand, Britain has also pushed for raising the strength of the Afghan National Army to help focus on rebuilding of the war-ravaged country. "The greatest increase in troops over the next few years is going to come from Afghans, because it's the Afghan National Army that is the focus of development," British Foreign Secretary David Miliband told reporters at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of State Department on Wednesday. Mr. Miliband was responding to queries if the European allies and NATO countries would be matching the US's surge of 17,000 additional troops in Afghanistan. Mr. Miliband said: "Some European countries are increasing their troop numbers, but I think there's a real sense that the administration is serious about consultation and collaboration about all aspects of the objectives of the strategy as well as the resources, and that's greatly appreciated." The Commander of the US Central Command, David Petraeus has earlier said that an Iraq-like surge cannot be a solution to the Afghan problem and more resources -- both military and civil -- are needed to bring a stable government there. The Hamid Karzai government has also argued for raising the strength of the Afghan army. Meeting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for second ime since the new administration assumed power, Mr. Miliband said the upcoming Afghan conference in The Hague was the main focus of their discussions along with the G-20 Summit on global financial crisis. "We have an integrated strategy to achieve the objectives so that the civilian capacity that is going to be important for assisting in the training of the Afghan National Army as well as the police in supporting governance, rule of law, judicial systems, economic opportunities is also on the table," Ms. Clinton said. "So we're going to have a thorough discussion leading up to the March 31st meeting because we believe that the objectives and the strategic review should lead in making clear what the resources will be, and we'll get into the specifics as we move forward," Ms. Clinton said. The Hague will host a UN conference on the future of Afghanistan on March 31 this year.