Abdul Wardak and Bismillah Khan Mohammadi: Unpacking Afghanistan's Ministerial Shake-up
August 16, 2012 - Mara Tchalakov![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Afghanistan-wardak.jpg?itok=N3QntKer)
In an unprecedented single session of Parliament on August 4th, the Lower House dismissed the Afghan defense and interior ministers, Abdul Rahim Wardak and Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, following successive no-confidence votes.