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Today’s R&D covers Afghanistan’s new government. Ashraf Ghani was sworn in as the country’s new president on Monday. Ghani’s ascension to the office marks the first democratic transfer in Afghani history. Ghani has signed a Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States that would allow 10,000 soldiers to remain in the country after the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) mandate expires in December.
Will Afghanistan’s new government seize this moment? (It’s critical that they do, say @Scott_S_Smith & Andrew Wilder) http://t.co/HvONXGpfYH
— U.S. Inst. of Peace (@USIP) September 29, 2014
Ashraf Ghani inaugurated: Is Afghanistan ready for a high-profile first lady? – Telegraph http://t.co/vQcfvP0lLl
— DW – WomenTalk (@dw_WomenTalk) September 30, 2014
Ghani is taking over Afghanistan’s presidency with high hopes and big ideas: http://t.co/aSWtG1umDr pic.twitter.com/EuIIvrM9Gn
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) September 29, 2014
Why is the wife of Afghanistan’s new president among his five biggest challenges http://t.co/KpZdjsLAwI pic.twitter.com/6YcSCNNKH8
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 29, 2014
A more hopeful chapter in Afghanistan’s turbulent recent history may be about to open http://t.co/MpuLDYMs3j pic.twitter.com/deoPQL8mGi
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 28, 2014
Afghanistan swears in first new president Ashraf Ghani amid deadly Taliban attack http://t.co/6HhZwSo1sh pic.twitter.com/dzGvRT4vD2
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) September 29, 2014
Afghanistan inaugurates new president http://t.co/MJTPCK9OjZ
— L.A. Times World (@latimesworld) September 29, 2014
US Welcomes Signing of Bilateral Security Agreement with Afghanistan The United http://t.co/V6Z07kA1wW
— Razor Must Die (@razormustdie) September 30, 2014
#Karzai‘s Farewell Speech Calls #American Mission in Afghanistan A BETRAYAL http://t.co/btp5LTDF7K Security Agreement or Death Trap @Maddow?
— Lorrie Cellini (@LCellini) September 30, 2014
Afghanistan and U.S. sign long-awaited security pact that will allow U.S. forces to remain past the end of year. http://t.co/P4qQukiqld
— POLITICO (@politico) September 30, 2014
Afghanistan’s new president stirs controversy by naming and thanking his wife publicly during inauguration speech http://t.co/Ssjsia5sj1
— The Times of London (@thetimes) September 30, 2014