Asia - Voice of America: Afghan Defense Minister Resigns After Parliamentary Vote

Asia - Voice of America asia

Afghan Defense Minister Resigns After Parliamentary Vote Aug 7th 2012, 13:40 Afghanistan's defense minister has resigned after losing a no confidence vote in parliament. General Abdul Rahim Wardak told reporters Tuesday in Kabul that he was stepping down to respect the lower house of parliament's decision. Afghan lawmakers voted Saturday to remove Wardak and Interior Minister Bismillah Mohammadi after a series of insurgent attacks and cross-border shelling incidents blamed on Pakistan. The ministers were censured for failing to bring security to the country ... Media files: CBA03EF0-5389-4A22-B835-97EA15E2819B_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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