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| Afghanistan |
| Karzai reshuffles Cabinet, replaces interior minister |
| 2008-10-11 |
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai reshuffled his Cabinet on Saturday, replacing the interior minister amid concerns over increasing violence in the country. The former education minister, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, replaced Zarar Ahmad Muqbil as interior minister. Muqbil, who had served as interior minister since 2004, was appointed minister of refugees and repatriation, Karzai's office said in a statement. "The president has ordered the reshuffle to speed up government affairs and effectiveness," the statement said. The reshuffle also included the ministers of education, agriculture and parliamentary affairs. Ghulam Farouq Wardak, the former minister of parliamentary affairs, was appointed education minister, while Mohammad Asif Rahimi was named agriculture minister. Assadullah Khalid, former governor of the southern province of Kandahar, was appointed minister for parliamentary affairs |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #1 Meet the new boss, same as the old boss |
| Posted by: Whinetch Scourge of the Poles2737 2008-10-11 18:32 |