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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 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.

 

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