Photo: KABUL, Nov 19, 2009

KABUL, Nov 19, 2009: President Hamid Karzai (centre) administers oath to his deputies Muhammad Qasim Fahim (right) and Muhammad Karim Khalili (left) at the Presidential Palace here on Thursday. Karzai’s oath taking with his two vice presidents was attended by approximately 800 VIPs including foreign dignitaries and Afghan legislators. PAJHWOK/Safya Saify