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Afghan interior minister resigns to run for vice-presidency: sources

Afghan Interior Minister Amrullah Saleh

Afghan Interior Minister Amrullah Saleh resigned on Saturday to run for the vice-presidency in the July election, two political sources said.

“He resigned and he will file his nomination as part of President Ghani’s team,” said a source from the presidential palace in Kabul.

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