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| Afghanistan intelligence chief Nabil removed by Karzai | Afghanistan intelligence chief Nabil removed by Karzai |
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| Afghan President Hamid Karzai has removed the head of the intelligence service, Rahmatullah Nabil. | Afghan President Hamid Karzai has removed the head of the intelligence service, Rahmatullah Nabil. |
| Mr Karzai's office said a decision had been taken to limit the term of the office to two years. | Mr Karzai's office said a decision had been taken to limit the term of the office to two years. |
| However, there are reports that Mr Karzai was unhappy with the agency's performance in combating the militant Taliban movement. | However, there are reports that Mr Karzai was unhappy with the agency's performance in combating the militant Taliban movement. |
| Mr Karzai is also expected to announce replacements for two security ministers who were dismissed by parliament. | Mr Karzai is also expected to announce replacements for two security ministers who were dismissed by parliament. |
| Interior minister Bismillah Khan and Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak were removed by MPs for failing to tackle insecurity and over corruption allegations. | Interior minister Bismillah Khan and Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak were removed by MPs for failing to tackle insecurity and over corruption allegations. |
| A statement from Mr Karzai's office thanked Mr Nabil for his service and said he would take up a post as ambassador to a foreign country. | A statement from Mr Karzai's office thanked Mr Nabil for his service and said he would take up a post as ambassador to a foreign country. |
| Reports say that Mr Khan will be re-introduced to the cabinet as defence minister. | |
| Senior officials told the BBC that the current deputy interior minister Mujtaba Patang will be promoted to replace Mr Khan as interior minister. | |
| Both appointments have to be approved by parliament. | |
| The moves comes amid concerns over the ability of the Afghan armed forces to combat the Taliban, and to prevent them infiltrating the security forces. | |
| Most of the 130,000 Nato-led troops foreign troops in the country will leave by the end of 2014, and are gradually handing over responsibility for security to their Afghan counterparts. |