Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader, vows to fight graft (Reuters)

Newly reelected Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) shakes hands with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during a meeting at the Presidential palace in Kabul. The United States ramped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to start delivering on the eve of his inauguration Thursday for another five years in power with Kabul under security lockdown.(AFP/Pool/Musadeq Sadeq)Reuters - Afghan forces should be ready to take over security in Afghanistan in five years, President Hamid Karzai said at his inauguration Thursday, and pledged to tackle graft which has left his reputation in tatters.

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