KABUL (PAN): A number of countrymen have expressed the hope that Hamid Karzai's coming five years would bring positive changes in the country, but suggested that the president should remove some cabinet ministers and governors.

Karzai took oath of his office for the second term of five years on Thursday.

The countrymen demanded serious and practical steps against corruption and suggested that some ministers and governors must be removed to make the efforts fruitful.

Nimatullah, resident of the fifth police district of the city of Kandahar, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Karzai did not succeed to restore peace and security in the country with the existing lot of ministers and governors during the past eight years.

"The foremost thing for us is security. We can't come out of our houses due to everyday bombings and fighting. Everything will get straight with the return of peace," said Nimatullah.

He said Karzai should bring drastic changes in his cabinet and remove some governors if he wanted to serve the country and the people.

He said many of the ministers were involved in corruption while the governors were acting independently without caring for the government and the service to people.

Ahmad Farhad, resident of the eastern Nangarhar province, however, said Karzai had paid greater attention to reconstruction over the previous eight years.

"Karzai has done a lot in a short span of with regard to reconstruction. We hope he will restore peace in the coming five years," said Farhad, who is running a shop in the city of Jalalabad.

He said Karzai had learnt a lot in the past years and it was hoped that he would bring positive changes in the country on the basis of his experience in the previous years.

A resident of the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif Dil Agha is perturbed with unemployment in the country for the past few years. He wants the president to end corruption in his coming five years.

Manizha, student of the 12th class at the Pul-e-CharkhiHigherSecondary School of this central capital, said she voted for Hamid Karzai with the hope that he would fulfill his promises with the people.

She said Karzai had both good and bad experiences in the past years, and he would use the same to take good decisions in future. She demanded of the president to solve the problems faced by students and teachers.

Abdul Hakim, a shopkeeper in the fourth police district of Kabul, says that there must be changes in the present administration by appointing experienced and able people on key posts. He said works had been done in the previous period of Hamid Karzai but that did not properly meet the expectations of the masses.

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