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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Afghanistan MPs Vote to Sack Interior Minister Mojtaba Patang


The Afghan parliament has voted to replace Interior Minister Mujtaba Patang, accusing him of failing to tackle insecurity

MPs voted by 136-60 to ask President Hamid Karzai to find a replacement

However, President Karzai has said Mr Patang will stay while the Supreme Court considers whether parliament had legal grounds for dismissing him

Patang said the vote was the result of a plot against him by those with ties to organised crime

His predecessor Bismillah Khan was voted out by MPs last year, who also accused him of not doing enough to improve security. Mr Patang, then deputy interior minister, was promoted to replace him.

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