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Afghan defense minister quits, hands Karzai a security headache

Abdul Rahim Wardak

Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak resigned on Tuesday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament, leaving President Hamid Karzai scrambling to find a replacement for one of his top security tsars as insurgent attacks mount.

 

Afghan commission postpones parliamentary vote

Kabul doesn't have the money necessary to hold a vote. Meanwhile, three U.S. service members are killed in two bombings.

 

Afghan lawmakers defy Karzai on Cabinet

Afghanistan's parliament deals a stinging rebuke to President Hamid Karzai by rejecting 70 percent of his nominees for a new cabinet.

 

Iran to review ties with countries over IAEA vote

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament will review the Islamic republic's relations with countries that voted against its nuclear activities at the International Atomic Energy Agency last week, the speaker said on Thursday.

 

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