Partial Afghan Cabinet Starts Work

Eight ministers along with the head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency started work Monday, four months after Afghanistan completed its divisive electoral process and President Ashraf Ghani formed a unity government with Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. The nine men, who will lead some of the key positions in Afghanistan, include the foreign, interior, and finance ministers. The defense minister nominee and nine others of the 19 candidates were rejected by the Afghan parliament last...

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