New Afghan governor pledges order
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The man chosen to replace Ismail Khan as governor of Herat vows to restore order in the riot-hit western Afghan city.
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President Hamid Karzai has chosen a new Cabinet, heeding calls to sideline warlords from top positions -- including the defense minister -- and creating a new post to oversee the fight against opium production, government officials said Thursday.
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President Hamid Karzai chose a new Cabinet on Thursday, heeding calls to sideline warlords from top positions - including the defense minister - and creating a new post to oversee the fight against opium production.
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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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The runner-up in the Afghan presidential election, Yunus Qanuni, says he is forming a new political party.
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KABUL : Hamid Karzai was to be sworn in as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president under watertight security after remnants of the ousted Taliban regime threatened to disrupt the ceremony.
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Hamid Karzai on Tuesday vowed to fight drugs and terrorism and work hard to lead his country forward as he was sworn in as Afghanistanâs first directly-elected president.
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A former Taleban commander who switched sides is made governor of the Afghan town of Musa Qala.
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HAMID Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president today, promising to restore security to the war-shattered country three years after the fall of the Taliban.
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The Taleban's former media head arrives in the Afghan capital and is likely to join the Western-backed government.
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The man expected to be Aceh's new governor hails the province's first direct vote but says hard work lies ahead.
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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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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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Afghanistan&#39;s president, Hamid Karzai, has sworn in a new cabinet that sidelines powerful militia leaders in favour of reformers.
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Less than a week after he was formally inaugurated as Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly-elected president, Hamid offered words of advice for the people of Iraq, who are preparing to go to the polls next month.
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Hamid Karzai warns of the dangers of extremism and drugs as he is sworn in as Afghanistan's elected leader.
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A former separatist rebel is sworn in as the first directly elected governor of Indonesia's Aceh province.