Afghanistan: Top UN Envoy Welcomes Cabinet Reshuffle

The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has welcomed the changes announced by President Hamid Karzai to his 26-member cabinet, stating that they reflect the priorities set by the Government and its people. The changes announced yesterday pertain to five portfolios, namely the ministers of the interior, education, agriculture, refugees, and parliamentary affairs. "This reshuffle demonstrates political determination, the importance of implementing more rigorously the agenda set and agreed upon in Paris in June, with a team that can take these issues forward - particularly the strengthening of the Afghan police and agricultural production," Kai Eide, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for... [read full story]