Pajhwok
09/03/2010
By Khwaja Basir Ahmad
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KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has ordered a major reshuffle in the Ministry of Interior, one of the key state organs responsible for maintaining security in the war-torn country.

Through a decree issued on Wednesday, the president asked for reshuffling 21 high-profile officers at the ministry, a statement from the presidential office said.

Lt. Gen. Baz Muhammad Ahmadi has been made deputy minister of counternarcotics and Lt. Gen. Ghulam Ali deputy minister of administration.

Former deputy minister of counternarcotics, Maj. Gen. Daud Daud, has been posted as commander of the 303rd Pamir Regional Police Zone and Maj. Gen. Muhammad Wasim Azimi as general director for planning and operation.

Similarly, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Wakil Akbari has been appointed as director of the Human Resource Department and Maj. Gen. Abdul Masood Ragheb as general director of the Inspection Department.

With Brig. Gen. Abdul Ghaffar Syedzada posted as general director of the Counterterrorism Department, Brig. Gen. Behram has been named as new head of the Parliamentary Affairs Department.

Brig. Gen. Muhammad Najib will serve as Behram's deputy, while Brig. Gen. Ikramuddin Yawar will head the ministry's Organisational Structure.

Brig. Gen. Abdul Fatah Farogh is the new general director of the Firefighting Department and Brig. Gen. Khan Muhammad director of the Local Police Force.

Additionally, Lt. Gen. Fazluddin Ayar has been made commander of the 202nd Shamshad Zone, Maj. Gen. Gul Nabi Ahmadzai commander of the 505th Spinghar Zone, Maj. Gen. Abdul Majeed Rozi commander of the 606th Ansar Regional Zone and Maj. Gen. Syed Ahmad Sami commander of the Eastern Regional Zone.

By the same token, Maj. Gen. Muhammad Juma Adeel has been notified as commander of the Border Police at the Kabul International Airport, Brig. Gen. Syed Ahmad Qadoosi as advisor to the minister on administrative affairs and Maj. Gen. Abdul Manan Farahi as another advisor to the minister.

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