Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai Sworn in with Clinton in Attendance

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in to office after a controversial election that drew protest from the country's opposition group led by Abdulah Abdullah who charged Karsai of committing massive election fraud during the presidenail election last August. Karsai was reelected after Abdullah withdrew from the runoff election following allegations of fraud committed by Karzai's group. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Kabul Wednesday to witness the swearing in of the reelected Afghanistan president. ABS-CBN News reports:

As well as attending Karzai's swearing-in, Clinton would "meet with Afghanistan's leadership, international partners and allies, US troops, staff in provincial reconstruction teams, and embassy staff," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said in a statement.

Clinton has been at the forefront of international pressure on Karzai to ensure his next government is clean, directly linking future levels of military and financial aid to progress in eradicating endemic official corruption, the report added. Back in Washington, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Karsai an 'unworthy partner' referring to Karsai as an unreliable ally. The US government is scheduled to send additional troops to Afghanistan on top of the 68,000 that are now deployed in the country. The White House said a decision on whether to send more troops would not come until after the Thanksgiving holiday on November 26. In his statement during the swearing-in ceremonies, Karzai promised to look into the persistent charges of corruption in his administration and vowing to support an inclusive government. "My government will be for all Afghans and all those who want to work with me are most welcome," Karzai said in a nationally televised victory speech. "There will be crucial changes in our future government. Now we are determined to use all our forces, by any means, to remove this stain (of corruption) from our soil," he said.