Addressing a gathering of his supporters in Balkh province yesterday evening, Atta Mohammad Noor said he rejected his resignation as governor of the province.
He said, “I want to announce from here that my dismissal and apparently my resignation is completely rejected, it is not acceptable and we are rejecting it and we will take the further decisions, about this, after consultation with Jamiat-e-Islami and the National Coalition for the Salvation of Afghanistan.”
He, meanwhile, called on the international community not to interfere in Afghanistan’s affairs.
“We call on our international friends not to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal and administrative affairs,” he added.
He further stated that they have held talks with First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum and Second Deputy Chief Executive Mohammad Mohaqiq and that they will have a clear stance from the Coalition for the Salvation of Afghanistan in this respect.
ARG (Presidential Palace) in a statement yesterday said President Ashraf Ghani has approved the resignation of Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor.
The statement said President Ghani has appointed Engineer Mohammad Dawood as Noor’s successor.
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