KABUL) chief.
Stanikzai was introduced as President Ashraf Ghani’s choice for spymaster along with the defence minister-designate to the Wolesi Jirga for the trust vote on June 8.
After Stanikzai outlined his programmes to the house, of the 224 lawmakers present, 161 voted in his favour. He has been serving as acting defense minister for the past one year.
In June 2015, President Ghani introduced Stanikzai as defense minister-designate to the lower house, but then he failed to win the seat . . .
