Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president today at a tightly guarded ceremony in Kabul attended by western leaders keen to hear him set out reforms and a programme for tackling corruption.
His inauguration follows an election blighted by fraud and comes at time of growing public doubt in Europe and America about why Nato forces are fighting an increasingly bloody war in Afghanistan. The US, UK and other frustrated Nato countries urged Karzai to use his inauguration speech announce a government clean-up.
The foreign secretary David Miliband, who was due to arrive in Kabul last night, said: "We shall be there to act as witnesses to what should be a new contract between President Karzai and people."
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His inauguration follows an election blighted by fraud and comes at time of growing public doubt in Europe and America about why Nato forces are fighting an increasingly bloody war in Afghanistan. The US, UK and other frustrated Nato countries urged Karzai to use his inauguration speech announce a government clean-up.
The foreign secretary David Miliband, who was due to arrive in Kabul last night, said: "We shall be there to act as witnesses to what should be a new contract between President Karzai and people."
Continues here: Guardian.co.uk: Afghan president Hamid Karzai sworn in for second term
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