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| Afghanistan |
| Massoud Claims ANA Appointments Are Based On Nepotism |
| 2015-10-20 |
| [Tolo News] President Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. 's special representative for reform and good governance, Ahmad Zia Massoud on Monday claimed that nepotism has, for a while, been the basis for appointments within the Ministry of Defense (MoD). Calling the move unprincipled, Massoud maintained that many military officers were appointed based on personal relations and that in many instances they are unable to deal with counter-insurgency actions. He also said a number of newly-appointed officers currently lack military training experience. "We raised the issue with the National Security Council and made it clear that a number of commanders were appointed based on nepotism which undermines war management," Massoud said while meeting ANA commanders who recently fought in Kunduz. Massoud's remarks came a day after Ghani ordered the appointment of a number of key military officials to fill posts which were being run by caretakers. Ghani has however said on different occasions that he would distance security institutions from politics. Political interference in appointments and promotions aren't acceptable, Ghani said while visiting war-hit city of Kunduz last week. In a recent move, the defense ministry recommended a number of proposals to Ghani in an effort to bring about necessary reforms within the ministry. But on Sunday night, Ghani promoted 61 ANA officers -- some to heads of departments and some as generals - in a bid to increase capacity building, maintain security and protect national illusory sovereignty. The Ministry of Defense welcomed the appointments and said it was important to fill some key vacancies in efforts to curb militancy and to strengthen security. "Sixty to 70 generals retired last year and their posts remained vacant. A decision was taken to fill some vacancies," said a front man for the ministry of defense Gen. Habiburrahman Afzal. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Is nepotism any worse than appointments based on demographics? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-10-20 13:37 |