President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed the former Afghan intelligence chief Asadullah Khalid as the acting minister of defense.

The Office of the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Palace in a statement confirmed the appointment of Mr. Khalid as the new minister of defense.
The statement further added that President Ghani has approved the appointment of Asadullah Khalid as the new acting minister of defense as per the Article#13 and Clause#64 of the National Constitution of Afghanistan.
In a separate statement, the Office of the Chief of Staff said the former Intelligence Chief Amrullah Saleh has been appointed as the new acting minister of interior.