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| Afghanistan |
| Sacked Security Official Refuses To Leave Post |
| 2002-11-08 |
| The security commander of Kandahar, the key province in southern Afghanistan, refused Tuesday to leave his position, Kabul local news reported. Liberty Radio said that security commander of Kandahar province Kamaludin Ghullali, one of officials who were dismissed according to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's decision on Sunday, released an announcement letter in Chaman district of Kandahar province in which he refused to leave his position. Ghullali said he would discuss the issue with his soldiers, other local commanders and tribal leaders in Kandahar province. In addition, he said he was a great help to expelling the Taliban and al-Qaeda network in US-led campaign against terrorists in the province. President Karzai decided to dismiss nearly 20 local officials throughout the country who were not competent to their task on Sunday. Ghullali is the first to reject his order openly. Now that Bacha Khan Zadran's out of the way, I wouldn't imagine Karzai would have dismissed the very strongest first — Ghullali might find himself presenting an example for others, to his discomfort... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |