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KABUL — A week after parliament rejected 70 percent of his Cabinet choices, the Afghan president Saturday submitted a new slate of 16 nominees that included three women, political allies and his longtime national security adviser for the key post of foreign minister.
Lawmakers indicated President Hamid Karzai faced another uphill battle in getting his second lineup approved. Critics said some nominees lacked the necessary credentials, had been picked as paybacks to supporters who helped the president win re-election or were too closely aligned with warlords.
“Unfortunately this list is worse than the previous list,” said Mohammed Nahim Farahi, a member of parliament from western Afghanistan.
The Associated Press
