Two presidents, one country

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Afghanistan saw two political rivals hold presidential inauguration ceremonies for themselves today. Ashraf Ghani was declared the official winner of the country’s election but his rival Abdullah Abdullah contests the results. The World’s Shirin Jaafari explains what happened in Kabul today. 

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