Afghan ambassador to US to replace national security adviser
KABUL — Afghan president Asharf Ghani accepted the resignation Saturday of the country’s national security adviser, Mohammed Haneef Atmar, and replaced him with Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. Hamdullah Mohib, according to government officials.
A statement from the presidential palace said Atmar’s resignation has been accepted and thatMohib has been appointed as the new national security adviser.
Haroon Chakhansuri, Ghani’s spokesman, also confirmed Mohib’s new appointment. Mohib also currently serves as the non-resident ambassador to Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Columbia.
Qader Shah, spokesman for the national security adviser’s office, said that he would provide more details on Atmar’s resignation at a later date.