Karzai sworn in for second term
Tainted by a flawed election and allegations of highlevel corruption in his regime, Hamid Karzai was inaugurated on Thursday for a second term, saying the Afghan Army should assume full control of the country's security within five years.
"We will decrease the role of international forces," Karzai said at a ceremony held at the presidential palace in Kabul. "We want our security within five years to be entirely within the hands of the Afghan government and led by Afghans."
The ceremony was the culmination of a fraught and chaotic electoral process that began on August 20 when Afghans went to the polls. Karzai was proclaimed the winner earlier this month when his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from a run-off after a UN-sponsored inquiry found evidence of widespread electoral fraud.
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"We will decrease the role of international forces," Karzai said at a ceremony held at the presidential palace in Kabul. "We want our security within five years to be entirely within the hands of the Afghan government and led by Afghans."
The ceremony was the culmination of a fraught and chaotic electoral process that began on August 20 when Afghans went to the polls. Karzai was proclaimed the winner earlier this month when his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from a run-off after a UN-sponsored inquiry found evidence of widespread electoral fraud.
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