Afghan president sacks Helmand governor

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Afghan president sacks Helmand governor

Hamid Karzai dismisses Mohammad Gulab Mangal, a key ally of the west, along with nine other governors in political shakeupOne of Britain’s allies in the Afghan war has been been sacked in a political shakeup by President Hamid Karzai that saw 10 provincial governors replaced or removed. Karzai announced he would remove Mohammad Gulab Mangal from office as governor of the vital province of Helmand, a central focus in the Afghan war and the responsibility of the British military.