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Kabul, Afghanistan, 8 November 2005: The Kabul Serena Hotel was officially inaugurated today by His Excellency President Karzai and His Highness the Aga Khan. The opening of the restored and expanded Kabul Serena Hotel, the former Kabul Hotel, is a milestone in Afghanistan's post-conflict redevelopment.

Serena Hotel in Kabul.

Serena Hotel in Kabul.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan: His Highness The Aga Khan and Mme Bernadette Chirac, the wife of the President of France, being met by President Karzai upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan: His Highness The Aga Khan and Mme Bernadette Chirac, the wife of the President of France, being met by President Karzai upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan:Sat Apr 8, 8:16 AM ET Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (C), the Aga Khan (R) and French first lady Bernadette Chirac shake hands before their meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul April 8, 2006. The three participated in the inauguration of a medical clinic set up in Kabul by the French government with the help of the Aga Khan Foundation.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L), the Aga Khan (C), and French First Lady Bernadette Chirac (2nd R) inspect the guard of honour before their meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul April 8, 2006. The three participated in the inauguration of a medical clinic set up in Kabul by the French government with the help of the Aga Khan Foundation.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan:His Highness The Aga Khan touring the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul, with Mme Bernadette Chirac.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan:His Highness The Aga Khan, with Mme Bernadette Chirac, Alain Deloche, the founder of La Chaîne de l’Espoir (left), and Phillipe Douste-Blazy, the French Foreign Minister (right) at the inauguration ceremony for the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul.

April 8 ,2006 Kabul, Afghanistan :H. H. The Aga Khan touring the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul, with Mme Bernadette Chirac.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan:His Highness The Aga Khan showing Mme Bernadette Chirac the restoration work at Babur’s Gardens in Kabul, a project of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.