At Inauguration, Karzai Pledges &#39;New Chapter&#39; for Afghanistan
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Hamid Karzai was sworn in today as Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected president, three years after American-backed resistance fighters swept the Taliban government from power.
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The first freely elected president in Afghanistan&#39;s 5,000-year history took the oath of office here today. &quot;Nothing makes me more hopeful to the future
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KABUL -- Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president yesterday, vowing to battle terrorism and the booming narcotics trade and calling for continued international support for his country's fledgling democracy.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Wartime security was rolled out for Afghanistan&#39;s interim President Hamid Karzai as he addressed his first election campaign rally outside the capital amidst spiralling violence.
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Kabul, Dec 7 (UNI) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, sworn-in today as the first democratically elected head of his state, praised India&#39;s role in the reconstruction of the war-ravaged country.
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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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A fghanistan&#39;s three-year drive for stability reached a milestone when Mr. Hamid Karzai was sworn in Tuesday as its first popularly elected president.
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In the floodlit gardens of the presidential palace, President Hamid Karzai promised Thursday in his first speech since he was declared the official winner of the election on Oct.
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Though the Afghanistan&#39;s new head of the state Hamid Karzai easily swept the Oct. 9 presidential elections and took oath as first-elected national leader Tuesday
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Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai  promised Afghans greater security when they go to vote in the  country's first ever democratic election during an independence  day speech on Wednesday.
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AFGHANISTANâS capital Kabul was placed under tight security today for the historic inauguration of Hamid Karzai as the countryâs first popularly elected president.
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DEAR readers, the day has finally arrived, when Afghanistan saw the installation of its first democratically elected president. Hamid Karzai has a new face today: he is not an imposed
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KABUL, DECEMBER 7: Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistanâs first popularly elected President on Tuesday, promising to bring peace to the war-torn nation and end the economyâs dependence on narcotics.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has officially taken office, warning of the risks posed by terrorism and the illicit drug trade. Mr.
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Authorities have taken necessary measures ahead of presidential inauguration to ensure a peaceful oath taking ceremony of Hamid Karzai as the first directly elected president of Afghanistan.
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KABUL  - Hamid Karzai will seek to rebuild Afghanistan after his inauguration as the devastated country&#39;s first freely elected president by tackling the twin scourge of drugs and warlords, his spokesman said.
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KABUL - NATO peacekeepers and Afghan police will draw a tight security blanket over the Afghan capital in coming days as up to 50 foreign dignitaries descend on Kabul for President Hamid Karzaiâs inauguration on Tuesday, officials said.