With the swearing in of Ashraf Ghani, a former World Bank economist, Afghanistan now has a new president who has promised reform, development and an end to poverty and corruption.
Last week after months of tortuous negotiations, Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ghani finalized and signed a power-sharing pact brokered by the United States.
The last disagreement was how to announce the results of the June 14 runoff election vote audit.