At least 15 people have been killed and dozens injured after the Taliban carried out two suicide bomb attacks in Afghanistan with minutes of Ashraf Ghani being sworn in as the new president. In the country's first ever democratic transfer of power - which took place after six months of bitter dispute and rows over electoral fraud - Ghani was sworn in as president. At a handover ceremony in the country's capital Kabul, Ghani formally replaced predecessor Hamid Karzai, who came into office following the 2001 U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban. But within minutes of Ghani taking the presidential oath, two bomb attacks left 15 people dead - the first at Kabul airport killing seven, before a second attack in Paktia province killed eight.
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Deaths occurred during Afghanistan's first ever democratic power transfer
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Ashraf Ghani replaces Hamid Karzai, who had been the president since 2001
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First bomb attack occurred on road between airport and presidential palace
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Seven people killed as a result of the blast during president's inauguration
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Seconds later a second blast rocked eastern Paktia province, killing eight
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Shortly after The Taliban claimed responsibility for both the suicide attacks
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