James Cunningham, former number 2 in Kabul, to be USAMB Afghanistan; Richard Olson to Pakistan. Obama nominates ambassadors to Afghanistan, Pakistan | Reuters. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday chose two veteran U.S. diplomats to be ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan, making the nominations at a delicate time for Washington’s relations with both countries. […]
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Afghan agency members resign, cite bias – SFGate
Seven senior officials of AISA, the agency in charge of foreign investment and business licenses in Afghanistan, have resigned to protest the corrupt practices of the newly-appointed agency chief. Afghan agency members resign, cite bias – SFGate. Just days after President Hamid Karzai assured the United States and international donors that he was serious about fighting corruption, […]