President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai introduced his First and Second Vice Presidents, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum and Sarwar Danish, to the vice presidency office on Tuesday morning in Kabul.

President Ghani emphasized that his vice presidents will play key roles in bringing reforms and maintaining the rule of law in the country.

The new VPs congratulated Ghani on his presidency and praised the work of their predecessors, former President Hamid Karzai's VPs.

Meanwhile, on his first day of office, President Ghani appointed former Minister of Interior Hanif Atmar as the National Security Council Advisor as a replacement for Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta. Atmar had served as the Minister of Education, Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development and the Minister of Interior at different times during Karzai's 13 year presidency.

Ashraf Ghani took oath into office and promised to preserve the Afghan Constitution during the inauguration ceremony on Monday in the nation's first democratic transfer of power. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace in Kabul with more than 1,400 national and international guests.