Karzai sworn in before Cheney and Rumsfeld
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Hamid Karzai warned world leaders of the threat from terrorism and drugs after being sworn as Afghanistanâs first popularly-elected president today.
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Exactly three years after the American-led overthrow of the Taliban, Hamid Karzai was inaugurated as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president yesterday, to the evident satisfaction of the Bush administration.
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Tight security is in place in the Afghan capital Kabul as Hamid Karzai prepares to be sworn in as president.
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KABUL - Hamid Karzai officially became Aghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected president Tuesday in a swearing-in ceremony attended by US Vice President Dick Cheney and about other 150 foreign dignitaries.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Hamid Karzai's inauguration as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president opens a new chapter in the battle to rescue this impoverished country, which became a haven for international terrorism and now risks turning into a narco-state.
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Canadian soldiers are among those helping form a cordon around Kabul in advance of Tuesday&#39;s inauguration of President-elect Hamid Karzai.
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The Taliban threatened Monday to launch  attacks during the swearing in of Afghan President Hamid Karzai  while the U.S. military said every precaution was being taken  to protect a ceremony to be attended by top U.S. officials.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president promising to restore security to the war-shattered country three years after the fall of the Taliban.
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AFGHANISTAN&#39;S first democratically elected president was sworn in yesterday - vowing to crack down on drug traffickers and the last of the Taliban.
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Vice President Dick Cheney will attend the first Afghan presidential inauguration in Kabul on Tuesday, a month before his own re-investiture.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday evening announced the much-awaited new cabinet line-up, replacing some of the influential warlords in the interim government with new faces.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as Afghanistan&#39;s first elected president in a ceremony attended by several foreign dignitaries, including US Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld, report agencies.
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KABUL, Oct 27  - Hamid Karzai, who has led Afghanistan&#39;s interim government since the Taliban&#39;s collapse three years ago, was just days away from being declared his country&#39;s first popularly elected leader.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn-in as Afghanistan&#39;s first directly-elected president amid tight security at his fortified Presidential Palace Tuesday.
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HAMID Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistanâs first popularly elected president yesterday, promising to bring peace to the war-torn nation and an end to the economyâs dependence on narcotics.
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KABUL, Afghanistan Authorities in Afghanistan are stepping up security measures as Hamid Karzai&#39;s (HAH&#39;-mihd KAHR&#39;-zeyez) presidential inauguration nears.
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Security is extremely tight around the Afghan capital as Hamid Karzai prepares to be sworn in as the country&#39;s first popularly elected president.