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Afghan parliament rejects 17 of 24 cabinet nominees

KABUL, Jan 2

The Afghan parliament on Saturday dealt President Hamid Karzai a painful political blow when they rejected 17 out of 24 of his cabinet nominees, including several close allies and former guerrilla commander Ismail Khan.

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