Being attended by approximately 800 VIPs including foreign dignitaries and Afghan legislators, the ceremony began with recitation from the Holy Quran just before noon. The recitation was followed by
Hours earlier, Karzai had meetings with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Japanese prime minister's special envoy to Afghanistan Teti sero Phocopoma.
In his speech, Karzai is expected to touch on the challenges facing the war-torn country such as terrorism, reconstruction, good governance, the rule of law and respect for constitutionalism.
Soon after her arrival in
Speaking at the US Embassy, she observed: "We stand at a critical moment on the eve of the inauguration of President Karzais second term We want to be a strong partner with the government and the people of
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