| Interior Minister Yunus Qanooni has ordered the Afghan military to quit Kabul within three days and leave security duties in the capital to Afghan police and an international peacekeeping force, his ministry said. Permits to carry weapons have already been prepared to prevent "irresponsible" people from bearing arms inside Kabul. The International Security Assistance Force is expected to number some 4,500 troops by the end of this month. The force's powers will be limited to "assist in the maintenance of the security" in Kabul and its surroundings. Qanooni is another of the Good Guys in the Afghan drama - another Masood protege. He had his police force put together and trained before they took Kabul. |