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KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai, miffed at the rejection of most of his second cabinet slate, has said the Wolesi Jirga's decision is consistent with Afghanistan's Constitution.

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Ghazni provincial council members, disputing over a recent vote, differed on who should get the key posts of the elective body's chief, deputy head and secretary.

KABUL (PAN): Minister-Designate of Foreign Affairs Dr. Zalmay Rasul and six other cabinet nominees won a vote of confidence from the Wolesi Jirga, or the Lower House of Parliament, on Saturday.

KABUL (PAN): Analysts said on Saturday the Wolesi Jirga's rejection of 10 cabinet members nominated by President Hamid Karzai was a huge challenge for his administration.

KABUL (PAN): Given below is the biography of Minister-designate of Commerce and Industry Muhammad Zubair Waheed, who was chosen for the slot following Muhammad Hadi Hakimi's refusal to join the cabinet:

KABUL (PAN): A former Afghan president illegally ordered the sale of a state-run Ariana Airline aircraft, bought for 30 million US dollars from Russia in 1980, to Iran's Caspian Company at a throwaway price of $450,000.

KABUL (PAN): The public works minister-designate Tuesday briefed the Lower House of Parliament on his plans and pledged to construct roads in areas currently inaccessible.

KABUL (PAN): A number civil society and women right activists Tuesday asked members of Wolesi Jirga to vote in favour of the three women ministers-designate introduced to the house for approval.

KABUL (PAN): The UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) has completed all its investigations and rendered decisions on poll-related complaints received before, during, and after Election Day.

KABUL (PAN): The minister-designate of refugee affairs has assured he will ensure visas for all Afghans living illegally in other countries and jobs for returnees.