Karzai speaks at inauguration of new Afghan government

Karzai speaks at inauguration of new Afghan government

KABUL, Afghanistan - New Afghan government leader Hamid Karzai speaks after being sworn in as head of the new interim government in Kabul on Dec. 22. A new Afghan administration led by Karzai, a Pashtun tribal leader, was inaugurated the same day to lay the groundwork for rebuilding the shattered country after 23 years of war and destruction.

Afghan factions sign landmark deal on new gov't

Afghan factions sign landmark deal on new gov't

BONN, Germany - File photos show (from L to R) Afghanistan's Northern Alliance Interior Minister Yunos Qanoni, Defense Minister Gen. Muhammed Fahim and Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, who will remain in their posts in a new interim Afghan government to be formed under a landmark deal signed in Bonn on Dec. 5, 2001. The government will be led by Pashtun tribal leader Hamid Karzai.

Karzai speaks at inauguration of new Afghan government

Karzai speaks at inauguration of new Afghan government

KABUL, Afghanistan - New Afghan government leader Hamid Karzai speaks after being sworn in as head of the new interim government in Kabul on Dec. 22. A new Afghan administration led by Karzai, a Pashtun tribal leader, was inaugurated the same day to lay the groundwork for rebuilding the shattered country after 23 years of war and destruction.

Afghan factions sign landmark deal on new gov't

Afghan factions sign landmark deal on new gov't

BONN, Germany - File photos show (from L to R) Afghanistan's Northern Alliance Interior Minister Yunos Qanoni, Defense Minister Gen. Muhammed Fahim and Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, who will remain in their posts in a new interim Afghan government to be formed under a landmark deal signed in Bonn on Dec. 5, 2001. The government will be led by Pashtun tribal leader Hamid Karzai.