Karzai squeezes rivals out of Afghan cabinet
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (24/12/04) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has used his recent election victory to squeeze leaders of Uzbek and Tajik militias out of their cabinet posts.
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KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday swore in a new Cabinet which sidelines powerful warlords and brings in reformers to battle drugs and rebuild the shattered country.
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The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in historic presidential elections congratulated the Afghan leader Saturday on the formation of his Cabinet, and said he is in the process of forming an opposition political party.
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President Hamid Karzai promised yesterday to assemble a &quot;representative&quot; government, but said he did not feel bound to offer top cabinet positions to defeated rivals.
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Afghanistanâs new cabinet was being sworn in today, a day after Hamid Karzai chose its members in his first major decision since his inauguration this month as the nationâs first democratically elected president.
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Fresh from his win in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election, Hamid Karzai Thursday named his new cabinet that excludes Defense Minister Mohammed Fahim.
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The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.
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Powerful regional Afghan commander Ismail Khan was effectively dismissed as governor of Herat city Saturday and declined a promotion to the cabinet of President Hamid Karzai.
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Sunday appointed two warlords, formerly in his Cabinet, to influential governorships in an attempt to keep the strongmen happy _ but out of his central government.
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Hamid Karzai named a new cabinet on Thursday, sacking the country&#39;s prominent defence minister and removing other warlords from top spots in a major reshuffle weeks after he was sworn in as the nation&#39;s first democratically elected president.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai sidelined  leaders of powerful regional factions in his new cabinet  line-up announced on Thursday, bringing in specialists needed  to win the confidence of Western donors and investors.
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KABUL President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan appointed two warlords and former cabinet members to influential governorships in an effort to keep the strongmen happy - but outside of his central government.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed a new cabinet which pushes out powerful warlords and installs technocrats capable of fighting drugs and driving reform.
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The chief challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he and several other presidential contenders are withdrawing their rejection of Saturday's election.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai swears in new cabinet members in a ceremony in Kabul.
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KABUL, Dec 23  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has appointed a new cabinet which pushes out warlords and installs technocrats capable of fighting drugs and driving reform, the presidential palace said Thursday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, and new Cabinet members during the swearing in ceremony of the country&#39;s new Cabinet at the Presidential Palace in Kabul Dec. 24.