Karzai sworn in for 2nd term as Afghan president

Karzai sworn in for 2nd term as Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai waves as he heads for his inauguration as president of Afghanistan at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Nov. 19, 2009. Karzai was sworn in for a second term and said his priorities for the next five years are peace and reconciliation, security and good governance.

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