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Thu 11 Nov 2009Karzai sworn in for second term
Newly-inaugurated Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged today to tackle corruption and said his country's security forces should be ready to take over responsibility of unstable areas in three years.
Mr Karzai also called for a "loya jirga", a traditional grand assembly, which under Afghanistan's constitution can take precedence over all government institutions including the presidency itself.
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