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MPs Angry as 7 Ministries, Central Bank Still Run by Caretakers Seven ministries and the Central Bank are still being run by caretakers--acting leaders unconfirmed by Parliament--over the last eight months. Despite promises, the government so far has not made any attempt to introduce new faces to the institutions. The issue was widely debated in the Parliament on Monday as Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani said the continuation of the caretaking trend will affect the government’s legitimacy. Other MPs said that in recent days, figures close to the president have been appointed to different inst...

Govt Silent About Filling Cabinet, High Level Posts The Afghan government has not provided information about when it will announce new candidates to fill the posts of three acting ministers, three members of the Supreme Court, the governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, the Attorney General's post, and the head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society. On Wednesday, journalists asked Waheed Omar, President Ashraf Ghani's senior adviser for public and strategic affairs about the plan, but Omar refrained to give any details. Some Afghan lawmakers meanwhile said that the government is trying to...

First Lady’s Statement on Ministerial Nominees Sparks Criticism December 21,2020 KABUL - Recent remarks by First Lady Rula Ghani about ministerial nominees who could not get a vote of confidence from the parliament have triggered a backlash among lawmakers who called the statement an insult to the Wolesi Jirga.  In her interview with Radio Azadi earlier this week, Rula Ghani described the parliament as a vote-trading ground, saying that the acting ministers who were rejected by the parliament will continue their jobs whether the lawmakers want them to continue their jobs or not...