Afghan President Moves to Reassure Allies After Security Ministers Are Dismissed - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai moved quickly on Sunday to confirm Parliament’s decision to dismiss two senior security ministers the day before, but he reassured the Western allies that he would avoid a vacuum in the two ministries charged with fighting the war and organizing the transition to Afghan control. - Afghan President Moves to Reassure Allies After Security Ministers Are Dismissed