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Ghani assigns Stanikzai as acting NDS chief, Abdullah Khan acting defense minister
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. has appointed Mohammad Masoom Stanikzai as the acting Intelligence, National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) Chief. According to a statement by the Office of the President, General Abdullah has been assigned for the post of acting minister of defense. The statement further added that Stanikzai will also serve as Ministerial Adviser to President Ghani. Abdullah Khan was previously serving as the Chief of Staff in Afghan National Army Chief of Staff office before he was assigned as acting minister of defense. This comes as President Ghani promised to introduce the nominees for Minister of Defense and National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief during a gathering in the Afghan parliament late last month. Ghani made the promise during a gathering in the Afghan parliament while announcing the government’s stance regarding the peace efforts and fight against corruption. The gathering was organized shortly after Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... was hit by a deadly attack which left at least 64 dead and 347 others maimed. Masoom Stanikzai was the last nominee for the Ministry of Defense who was rejected by the Afghan politicians following his introduction to the parliament house. The National Directorate of Security, the key intelligence agency of the country got an acting chief following the resignation of Rahmatullah Nabil last year. Meanwhile, ...back at the secret hideout, Scarface Al sneeringly put his proposition to little Nell... the Afghan politicians unanimously approved General Taj Mohammad Jahid as the new Minister of Interior during a confidence voting process earlier this month. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-06 |
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