Karzai takes the Afghani palace
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HAMID Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president last night, opening a new chapter for the impoverished nation that became the first battlefield in the US-led war on terrorism in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
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Hamid Karzai has been sworn in as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president at a ceremony attended by US Deputy President Dick Cheney and Defence Minister Donald Rumsfeld.
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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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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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Incumbent Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of last month&#39;s Afghan presidential election Wednesday and now faces the task of forming a government minus the warlords and drug runners who tainted his last cabinet.
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Hamid Karzai has been sworn in as Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected president amid tight security. There had been fears that supporters of the previous Taliban ruling regime would attempt to sabotage the ceremony in Kabul.
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For 30 years coups, assassinations and invasions were the usual means of power transfer in Kabul. But yesterday Hamid Karzai broke with bloody tradition and assumed office with a simple formula of words.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai returns home on Monday with less than a week to go before a historic election with the opposition scrambling to present a unified challenge to the heavily favored incumbent.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan&#39;s capital is under tight security for the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as the country&#39;s first popularly elected president.
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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 exactly three years after the fall of the Taliban.
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THE Taleban yesterday threatened to launch attacks during todayâs swearing in of Hamid Karzai as Afghan president. The inauguration was set to take place at Mr Karzaiâs fortress-like palace in Kabul, with
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ISLAMABAD : Afghan President Hamid Karzai is arriving in Islamabad on Monday on a two day visit to Pakistan. He will have talks with President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Ch.
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NATO peacekeepers and Afghan police are preparing tight security over the Afghan capital as foreign dignitaries descend on Kabul for President Hamid Karzai&#39;s inauguration on Tuesday.
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: Interim leader Hamid Karzai, was on course on Sunday to become Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected leader, as results poured in from its landmark vote for President.
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Tight security has been imposed on the Afghan capital Kabul for the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as the country&#39;s first elected president.
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Hamid Karzai has been declared as Afghanistan&#39;s president after an electoral commission concluded that vote rigging had not affected the result.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai traveled to neighboring Pakistan for talks Monday on fighting terrorism and economic cooperation. Karzai was welcomed at Islamabad airport