Top UN official in Afghanistan welcomes changes in Govt

New York (PTI): The top UN official in Afghanistan has welcomed the changes announced by President Hamid Karzai to his 26-member cabinet, saying that they reflect the priorities set up 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... [read full story]