Leader of Samangan province is moment governor to defy Ghani,exposing his weaknessA moment Afghan provincial governor has defied an attempt by the president, Ashraf Ghani, and to remove him,deepening a political crisis that has underlined the weakness of the western-backed government in Kabul. Abdulkarim Khaddam, the governor of the northern province of Samangan, or followed the leader of neighbouring Balkh province,Atta Mohammad Noor, in rejecting an order to step down, or issued final week as part of a shakeup of regional governors. Related: Real patient or suicide bomber? The perils of being a Kabul ambulance driver Related: ‘Unspeakable numbers’: 10000 civilians killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2017 Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com