KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A former Taliban official, MulaviManzoorHussaini, has been appointed as director of Hajj and Islamic Affairs of southern Kandahar province, officials said Monday.
Deputy Kandahar governor, Faisal Shirzai and a number of other local officials and clerics attended the introduction ceremony for Hussaini.
Shirzai talking to the ceremony said that Hussaini was appointed as director of Kandahar Hajj and Islamic Affairs following a presidential decree and based on his qualification for the position.
He hoped the new Hajj and Islamic Affairs director would show active performance in his department and asked workers of the organ to cooperate with . . .
