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KABUL (PAN): Syed Mohammad Amin Fatimie, President Hamid Karzai's nominee for health portfolio, on Tuesday said access to basic healthcare services for all people would be increased by 10 per cent and secondary health services by 30 per cent which would consequently help decline mortality rate by 40 per cent over the next five year.

KABUL (PAN): Three of the 23 cabinet picks announced by President Hamid Karzai appeared on Monday before the Wolesi Jirga, lower house of parliament, for approval and answering queries from lawmakers.

KABUL (PAN): As his new team seeks approval from parliament, President Hamid Karzai has appreciated the 13 outgoing ministers for their performance over the last five years.

KABUL (PAN): Abdul Rahim Wardak, President Hamid Karzai's nominee for the defence portfolio, has said Taliban feared the Afghan National Army more than the foreign troops stationed in the country.

KABUL (PAN): Not a single child, who attains the schooling age, would stay out of school by year 2020 under a strategic plan drawn up by the Education Ministry.

KABUL (PAN): Gulam Sarwar Danish, President Hamid Karzai's nominee for the justice portfolio, has said the elimination of corruption from government departments and peoples' access to speedy justice would be the top priority of his ministry in the coming five years.

KABUL (PAN): Given below are brief biographies of the 23 ministers introduced to the Wolesi Jirga for approval on Saturday, almost a month after President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term:

KABUL (PAN): The NATO secretary-general has welcomed the progress made in forming a government in crisis-torn Afghanistan, almost a month after President Karzai was sworn in for a second term.

KABUL (PAN): Given below are brief biographies of the 23 ministers introduced to the Wolesi Jirga for approval on Saturday, almost a month after President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term:

KABUL (PAN): Ahead of seeking trust vote, five of the 23 ministers in the new cabinet will appear before the Wolesi Jirga tomorrow to present their work plans.