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KABUL (PAN): Four ministers-designate for the portfolios of justice, transportation, counter-narcotics and rural development on Monday appeared before the Wolesi Jirga for a vote of confidence.

KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai introduced Eng. Abdul Qadoos Hamidi as his nominee for the portfolio of communications and information technology to the Wolesi Jirga for a vote of confidence on Sunday.

KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai's submission of a second list of 16 cabinet nominees to the Wolesi Jirga, Lower House of Parliament, for approval is a key step towards strengthening democracy in Afghanistan.

KABUL (PAN): Following are the biographies of seven ministers-designate introduced to the Wolesi Jirga for approval by Vice-President Karim Khalili on Saturday:

KABUL (PAN): Minister-designate of commerce Mohammad Hadi Hakimi, citing personal problems, has reportedly conveyed to President Hamid Karzai his inability to join the new cabinet.

KABUL (PAN): The second term of the provincial councils of Kabul and Faryab provinces formally began on Sunday after final poll results were announced by Independent Election Commission (IEC).

KABUL (PAN): Muhammad Zahir Wahid, new minister-designate of commerce and industry, was introduced to the Wolesi Jirga, Lower House of Parliament, for a vote of confidence on Monday.

KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai's new cabinet picks are all poised to appear for approval before the Wolesi Jirga for approval today, hours after the parliament was called into session.

KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai's 16 new cabinet picks including three women appeared before the Wolesi Jirga for approval today, hours after the parliament was called into session.