Hamid Karzai proposes replacement of two cabinet ministers
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai moved today to concede to a key demand of his western backers, proposing the replacement of two of his cabinet ministers who have been implicated in corruption.
AFGHAN president Hamid Karzai will unveil his new cabinet within days, a spokesman said yesterday, adding that efforts to start talks with Taleban insurgents and implementing anti-corruption measures were under way.