Ashraf Ghani to be Sworn in as New Afghan President Today

Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani is set to be inaugurated in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul.
It comes after six months of deadlock amid a bitter dispute over electoral fraud and a recount of votes. Under a US-brokered unity deal Mr Ghani got the presidency and runner-up Abdullah Abdullah can nominate a figure with prime-ministerial powers.
The Taliban have described the deal as a US-orchestrated sham but Mr Ghani hailed it as a big victory. Mr Ghani praised the country's first democratic transfer of power.