Status of Afghan president’s Cabinet picks

Status of Afghan president’s Cabinet picks

Parliament voted Saturday on Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s second slate of 17 nominees for his new Cabinet. No name has yet been submitted to head the Ministry of Energy and Water.

APPROVED

— Foreign Affairs — Zalmay Rasoul

— Justice — Habibullah Ghaleb

— Economy — Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal

— Hajj and Mosque/Religious Affairs — Mohammad Yasouf Neyazi

— Work and Social Affairs/Martyred and Disabled — Amina Afzali

— Development and Rural Affairs — Jarullah Mansouri

— Counternarcotics — Zarar Ahmad Moqbel

REJECTED

— Public Health — Suraiya Dalil

— Women’s Affairs — Pelwasha Hassan

— Higher Education — Mohammad Hashim Esmatullahi

— Refugees and Repatriation — Abdul Rahim

— Transportation and Civil Aviation — Abdul Rahim Horas

— Commerce — Zahir Waheed

— Public Welfare — Mohammad Bashir Lali

— Border and Tribal Affairs — Arsaleh Jamal

— Urban Development — Sultan Hussain Nasery

— Telecommunications — Abdul Qadus Hamidi

ALREADY APPROVED BY PARLIAMENT ON JAN. 2

— Defense — Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak

— Interior — Hanif Atmar

— Finance — Omar Zakhilwal

— Information and Cultural Affairs — Sayed Makhdum Rahin

— Mines — Wahidullah Shahrani

— Agriculture — Muhammad Asif Rahimi

— Education — Ghulam Farooq Wardak