29/09/2014 09:30
Ashraf Ghani to be sworn in as new Afghan president
Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani is set to be inaugurated in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, the BBC reported.
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" and has also spoken warmly of his rival, and now partner in government, Mr Abdullah.
Mr Abdullah will be at the swearing-in along with up to 100 other dignitaries.
Mr Ghani spoke about the unity deal last week, calling for Afghanistan to build its own economy and appealing to his fellow Afghans to help eliminate corruption.