Ashraf Ghani Sworn In As Afghanistan's New President Replacing Hamid Karzai

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Inaugurated After Bitter Campaign -- The Guardian

Ceremony marks first transition of power since Hamid Karzai became president after 2001 US-led invasion

After an exhausting and contentious election process, Ashraf Ghani, a US-educated anthropologist turned reformist politician, has finally been sworn in as president of Afghanistan in the first peaceful transfer of power since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.

“I am no better than you,” Ghani told an audience of 1,400 guests, including approximately 200 foreign dignitaries at the Arg, the presidential palace. “If I do something the proper way, support me. If I do something wrong, guide me,” he continued, quoting Abu Bakr, Sunni Islam’s first caliph.

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