MPs split over appointment of Afghanistan’s house speaker

  A day after the appointment of Mir Rahman Rahmani, MP from Tajik ethnicity as Afghanistan’s lower house speaker, lawmakers loyal to Kamal Naser Osoli, MP from Pashtun ethnicity, have occupied his seat today, 19 May and opposed his election as chairman of the parliament. A video clip that has gone viral on social media … Continue reading MPs split over appointment of Afghanistan’s house speaker