Afghanistan's parliament Saturday rejected 17 out of 24 cabinet nominees proposed by President Hamid KarzaiThe lower house of the Afghan Parliament hold its plenary in presence of 232 MPs and started voting for 24 candidate ministers, who introduced by the President Karzai last month.
The rejected nominees include a powerful former Jihadi leader, Mohammad Ismael Khan and the only female candidate for the Ministry of Women Affairs.
Defence Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, and Finance Minister Mohammad Omar Zakhelwal, three key ministers favored by the West, were among the seven approved by the lower house of the parliament.
Mr Khan, who served as minister for water and energy in Karzai's first five-year term, failed to get the approval for the same post.
Other rejected candidates include those for the ministries of justice, commerce, economy, public health and higher education.
Husn Bano Ghazanfar, the only female candidate in the proposed cabinet, had been set to take over the Ministry of Women Affairs before failing to win approval.
Accor ding to the assessment Minister of Education, Dr. Ghulam Farooq Wardak received the highest votes (155 votes) and Minister of Public Welfare, Mirza Hussain Abullahi received the lowest votes (33 votes) from the MPs.
By Sadia Hasanzada
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