[Tolo News] Analysts said on Wednesday that presence of acting ministers in Karzai's cabinet gives rise to questions about the current government. Analysts believe that this totally showcases Karzai government's weakness.
Currently there are seven acting ministers in Karzai's cabinet including health and higher education ministries.
It has been a year since President Karzai took office for the second time, but still his cabinet hasn't been completed.
Last year Afghan House of Representatives approved acting ministers' law to prevent acting ministers from continuing their role, but it didn't work.
They said President Karzai has acted against the acting ministers' law and appointed Mr Sarwar Danish and Dawood Ali Najafi as acting ministers for higher education and transport.
Acting ministers' law says candidate ministers should not be re-introduced to parliament for the same positions and the period of an acting minister is one month.
But even after Mohammad Ismail Khan and Sarwar Danish failed to win confidence vote, they were appointed as acting ministers in water and energy and higher education ministries.
"Officials do not follow the constitution and all the cabinet ministers act under the will of the President," Faizullah Jalal, an Afghan lecturer, told TOLOnews.
Acting Ministers in Karzai's cabinet are as follows:
1- Public Health Acting Minister, Suraya Dalil
2- Higher Education Acting Minister, Mohammad Sarwar Danish
3- Water and Energy Acting Minister, Mohammad Ismail Khan
4- Transportation and Aviation Minister, Dawood Ali Najafi
5- Women's Affairs Acting Minister, Hosn Banu Ghazanfar
6- Communication and IT Acting Minister, Amirzai Sangin
7- Rural Development Acting Minister, Sultan Hussain Hessari