Wednesday, November 18, 2009

World leaders descended on Kabul for President Hamid Karzai Thursday Inauguration

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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* TimesOnline.co.uk brings us the following report and it starts off like this...
World leaders descended on Kabul tonight for the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai, whose speech tomorrow is being billed as the most important of his career... As 300 foreign dignitaries gathered in the Afghan capital for tomorrow’s ceremony, Mr. Karzai was expected to announce that he is serious about stamping out widespread corruption and is the only man capable of pulling Afghanistan out of its downwards spiral...
Read the full report at link below...

Kabul on edge as leaders arrive for Hamid Karzai inauguration
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* Aljazeera.net sees it like this... Afghan authorities have locked down the capital, Kabul, as the city prepares for Hamid Karzai to be sworn in for a second five-year term as president...
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Kabul locked down for swearing-in

Above link has short News Video
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Post Update:
Thursday
, November 19, 2009
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* BBC News has the following report posted up on their website and it starts off like this... Hamid Karzai has been sworn in as Afghan president for a second elected term. In his inauguration speech, he announced a conference to tackle corruption and a national gathering to help bring peace to Afghanistan... Here, ordinary Afghans discuss the challenges ahead and offer advice to their president on how to deal with them...
Read the rest at link below...

Karzai inauguration: Views from Afghanistan

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Afghan President Sworn in to 2nd Term
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About this news video: Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term in office Thursday. In his address, he pledged to fight corruption and ensure that Afghanistan takes control of its own security. (Originally posted Nov 19th)
This video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress
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