Afghan cabinet delays stoke worry, frustration

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, sits next to Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, left, at an event for the Afghan Women’s Empowerment Grants Program in Kabul on Nov. 8. (Rahmat Gul/AP)

By Pamela Constable December 23

KABUL — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is famously impatient with delays and dallying. He runs meetings with clockwork precision, rebukes latecomers and once reportedly even locked the door on a deputy minister who showed up 10 minutes after the appointed hour.
Afghan Cabinet Delays Stoke Worry, Frustration by Thavam Ratna