Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani finally names new cabinet
- 9 years ago
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has unveiled his new cabinet more than three months after being sworn into office.
Many government institutions have been all-but-paralyzed for a year amid a drawn-out election crisis in the country racked by Taliban violence.
The nominees, including three women, now need parliamentary approval.
The president and his election rival-turned-government partner Abdullah Abdullah have spent months wrangling over the make-up of the new cabinet, raising worries over whether their unity government could survive, let alone govern effectively.
Ghani has promised a reformist, corruption-fighting government made up of technocrats and free from the patronage that marked the regime of his predecessor, long-time President Hamid Karzai.
Many government institutions have been all-but-paralyzed for a year amid a drawn-out election crisis in the country racked by Taliban violence.
The nominees, including three women, now need parliamentary approval.
The president and his election rival-turned-government partner Abdullah Abdullah have spent months wrangling over the make-up of the new cabinet, raising worries over whether their unity government could survive, let alone govern effectively.
Ghani has promised a reformist, corruption-fighting government made up of technocrats and free from the patronage that marked the regime of his predecessor, long-time President Hamid Karzai.