The Atlantic: Last April, Mohammad Farid Hamidi, Afghanistan’s 49-year-old attorney general, made an unprecedented pledge: From eight in the morning until eight in the evening each Monday, he would meet with anyone seeking legal counsel. On some days, this meant seeing as many as 200 petitioners. Hamidi, who came into power in April 2016, called the
The Washington Post: Afghanistan’s attorney general, Farid Hamidi, had pledged that his new anti-corruption team would go after individuals considered too powerful to touch and would concentrate on schemes involving more than $100,000. It was widely anticipated that they would soon put two senior Interior Ministry officials on trial, a politically explosive move. Click here to
Khaama Press: The Minister of Interior Noor-ul-Haq Ulomi has reportedly been appointed Afghanistan’s ambassador to Netherlands by the Presidential Palace. According to the sources privy of the development, Taj Mohammad Jahid has been appointed as the new Minister of Interior to replace Mr. Ulomi. Meanwhile, Farid Hamidi has been appointed as the new Attorney General of Afghanistan. Click here