Washington (Kavian Press)-Ten appointed ministers by President Ashraf Ghani were confirmed by receiving confidence vote from Afghan parliament on Sunday, as Kabul the capital city came under heavy rocket attack, killing 14 people and wounded more than 30 others.
All ten ministers were confirmed including the mister of interior and minister of defense.
Fazal Ahmad Manawi with 220 votes as minister of justice
Massoud Andarabi with 2014 votes as minister of interior
Asadullah Khalid with 206 votes as minister of defense
Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal with 205 votes as minister of finance
Hanif Atmar with 197 votes minister of foreign affairs
Masooma Khawari with 154 votes minister of information technology
Abas Basir with 197 votes minister of higher education
Bashir Ahmad Tahyanj with 190 votes as minister of labor and social affairs
Qasim Halimi with 148 votes as minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs
Nisar Ahamd Ghoryani with 214 votes as minister of commerce
In today’s parliament session 224 out 251 members were present.
The confirmation comes two days ahead of the Geneva Afghanistan conference where international communities will assess the effectiveness of their financial commitment toward Afghanistan and will decide on future financial assistance.
For months the cabinet positions were managed by acting ministers and despite constant pressures from Afghan parliament and media the government was reluctant to introduce the appointees to the parliament for confirmation.
Many experts and critics see the rushed confirmation as a maneuver to influence the Geneva Conference participants.
