Afghan Parliament Fight

Afghanistan's parliament on Saturday rejected President Ashraf Ghani's nominee for defence ministry, a crucial post that has sat vacant for months as stretched security forces fight to secure territory from a revitalised Taliban.

An ugly brawl erupted in parliament between two female Afghan MPs on Tuesday after a row about one of the country's vice-presidents.Ex-army general Nazifa Zaki, dressed in a casual black Afghan dress and head scarf, began arguing with fellow MP Hamida Ahmadzai and then threw a water bottle at her in anger, in footage broadcast by private TV station...

Afghanistan's parliament on Saturday rejected President Ashraf Ghani's nominee for defence ministry, a crucial post that has sat vacant for months as stretched security forces fight to secure territory from a revitalised Taliban.

An ugly brawl erupted in parliament between two female Afghan MPs on Tuesday after a row about one of the country's vice-presidents.Ex-army general Nazifa Zaki, dressed in a casual black Afghan dress and head scarf, began arguing with fellow MP Hamida Ahmadzai and then threw a water bottle at her in anger, in footage broadcast by private TV station...