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The Security Council today welcomed the successful conclusion of the Loya Jirga grand council in Afghanistan and the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai as the head of the country's new transitional administration.

After electing Hamid Karzai as Head of State for the Transitional Administration and approving proposals for the government's structure and key personnel, Afghanistan's Loya Jirga grand council concluded its work today, having fulfilled the main tasks set out in the United Nations-brokered Bonn Agreement.

Afghanistan's President-elect will present a list of key ministers for the approval of the country's tribal council, the Loya Jirga, tomorrow, according to a United Nations spokesman.

The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today congratulated Hamid Karzai, the Chairman of Afghanistan's Interim Administration, on his election to serve as the country's head of State.

As Afghanistan’s “Loya Jirga,” or tribal council, entered its second day, delegates today voted on the bureau of the tribal council and began to discuss procedures to elect a transitional government, according to a United Nations spokesman.

As Afghanistan today opened its Loya Jirga - a tribal council considered key to the country's political transition - the former King nominated Hamid Karzai to lead the nation, according to a United Nations spokeswoman.

The beginning of the Emergency Loya Jirga – a key milestone in Afghanistan’s political transition – which was to have opened today in Kabul has been postponed for 24 hours due to logistic and preparation setbacks, according to a member of the Special Independent Commission organizing the event.

Following a closed-door briefing by a senior United Nations official on the latest developments in Afghanistan, members of the Security Council today urged States to donate funds to help meet the country's needs.

The United Nations today confirmed that a candidate selected to represent his district during Afghanistan's upcoming Loya Jirga, or tribal council, was killed over the weekend.

Close to 1,000 nomads representing 12 tribes from provinces in central and south-central Afghanistan have chosen six district representatives for Afghanistan's Loya Jirga, or tribal council, according to the United Nations mission in the country (UNAMA).