New Afghanistan parliament sworn in

New Afghanistan parliament sworn in

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) speaks at the opening ceremony of the country's first parliament in more than 30 years which marks the final step of its transition to democracy.

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