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| The Afghan parliament has turned down 17 out of President Hamid Karzai's 24 nominees for his new Cabinet. | The Afghan parliament has turned down 17 out of President Hamid Karzai's 24 nominees for his new Cabinet. |
| Energy minister nominee Ismail Khan, a former warlord, was among the rejected. | Energy minister nominee Ismail Khan, a former warlord, was among the rejected. |
| Nominees for justice, health, commerce, economy and women's affairs were among others rejected, but Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak was re-appointed. | Nominees for justice, health, commerce, economy and women's affairs were among others rejected, but Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak was re-appointed. |
| The BBC's Kabul correspondent says the results complicate Mr Karzai's efforts to repay political favours with Cabinet posts without offending parliament. | The BBC's Kabul correspondent says the results complicate Mr Karzai's efforts to repay political favours with Cabinet posts without offending parliament. |
| He also needs to satisfy international donors who have threatened to withhold funding for any ministry run by a corrupt politician, the BBC's Peter Greste adds. | |
| Western officials have repeatedly emphasised that tackling corruption is key to stabilising the country, following the president's controversial re-election last year. | Western officials have repeatedly emphasised that tackling corruption is key to stabilising the country, following the president's controversial re-election last year. |
| I think, unfortunately, that the criteria [for Cabinet posts] were either ethnicity or bribery or money Fawzia KufiAfghan MP | I think, unfortunately, that the criteria [for Cabinet posts] were either ethnicity or bribery or money Fawzia KufiAfghan MP |
| The vote is one of the few occasions when parliamentarians have genuine power to hold the executive to account, analysts say. | The vote is one of the few occasions when parliamentarians have genuine power to hold the executive to account, analysts say. |
| Many nominees were criticised as having been picked for reasons other than their competency. | Many nominees were criticised as having been picked for reasons other than their competency. |
| "I think, unfortunately, that the criteria were either ethnicity or bribery or money," MP Fawzia Kufi said, in remarks quoted by AP news agency. | "I think, unfortunately, that the criteria were either ethnicity or bribery or money," MP Fawzia Kufi said, in remarks quoted by AP news agency. |
| 'Slap' | 'Slap' |
| Women's Affairs Minister Husn Bano Ghazanfar - the only female in the Cabinet - was among those who failed to win approval in Saturday's secret ballot of more than 200 MPs. | Women's Affairs Minister Husn Bano Ghazanfar - the only female in the Cabinet - was among those who failed to win approval in Saturday's secret ballot of more than 200 MPs. |
| OUT OF OFFICE Ismail Khan, Energy and Water MinisterHusn Bano Ghazanfar, Women's MinisterGeneral Khodaidad, Anti-narcotics MinisterSayed Mohammad Amin Fatimi, Health MinisterMohammad Sarwar Danish, Justice MinisterWahidullah Shahrani, Commerce MinisterAmir Zai Sangeen, Telecommunications Minister | OUT OF OFFICE Ismail Khan, Energy and Water MinisterHusn Bano Ghazanfar, Women's MinisterGeneral Khodaidad, Anti-narcotics MinisterSayed Mohammad Amin Fatimi, Health MinisterMohammad Sarwar Danish, Justice MinisterWahidullah Shahrani, Commerce MinisterAmir Zai Sangeen, Telecommunications Minister |
| Mr Khan, a Soviet-era guerrilla leader and anti-Taliban commander who was also energy minister in the last Cabinet, was one of the most prominent nominees to be rejected. | Mr Khan, a Soviet-era guerrilla leader and anti-Taliban commander who was also energy minister in the last Cabinet, was one of the most prominent nominees to be rejected. |
| Accused of human rights abuses and corruption, he is also unpopular with some because of his role as a warlord in western Herat province during Afghanistan's civil war. | Accused of human rights abuses and corruption, he is also unpopular with some because of his role as a warlord in western Herat province during Afghanistan's civil war. |
| No-one has been nominated foreign minister, and the post is not expected to be filled until an international conference on Afghanistan in London later this month. | No-one has been nominated foreign minister, and the post is not expected to be filled until an international conference on Afghanistan in London later this month. |
| Analysts say Mr Karzai presented his Cabinet to parliament two weeks ago, hoping to finalise his team before the conference. | Analysts say Mr Karzai presented his Cabinet to parliament two weeks ago, hoping to finalise his team before the conference. |
| But only seven posts were confirmed. They include - along with defence - that of Interior Minister Hanif Atmar. | But only seven posts were confirmed. They include - along with defence - that of Interior Minister Hanif Atmar. |
| Our correspondent says few had anticipated a slap of this scale for the president. | Our correspondent says few had anticipated a slap of this scale for the president. |
| US President Barack Obama announced last month he would send 30,000 new US troops to Afghanistan, with a view to beating the Taliban. | US President Barack Obama announced last month he would send 30,000 new US troops to Afghanistan, with a view to beating the Taliban. |
| Nato countries have followed up by pledging another 7,000 troops so far. | Nato countries have followed up by pledging another 7,000 troops so far. |
| Mr Obama said he wants to begin handing over to Afghan security forces by mid-2011. | Mr Obama said he wants to begin handing over to Afghan security forces by mid-2011. |
| President Karzai was returned for a second five-year term after last August's election, despite investigators discovering more than a quarter of votes were fraudulent. | President Karzai was returned for a second five-year term after last August's election, despite investigators discovering more than a quarter of votes were fraudulent. |