LAST UPDATED AT 11:45 ON Thu 19 Nov 2009
The Afghan president-elect Hamid Karzai arrives at the presidential palace in Kabul for his inauguration earlier today. Karzai, the incumbent, was handed the presidency when his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, pulled out of a run-off election, citing concerns over voting fraud.
Hamid Karzai has been sworn in as the new president of Afghanistan amid tight security
