KABUL – President Ashraf Ghani has sacked seven security officialsincluding two generals for negligence over the attack on Marshal Fahimmilitary academy in Kabul last month, a spokesman for the president,Shahussain Murtazwi, confirms.
Meanwhile, ARG said on Twitter that the probe team’s “findings reveal thatseven high ranking officers including two generals committed professionalnegligence.
All seven are sacked and referred for further investigations. The processof REWARD and PUNISHMENT to continue!”
On January 31, five insurgents attacked the academy killing 11 militarypersonal.
The attack was the third major attack in Kabul in January – afterinsurgents first held the Intercontinental Hotel under siege for over 15hours and also detonated an ambulance laden with explosives close toChicken Street in the heart of the city. At least 103 people were killed inthis incident.