The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday confirmed the nomination of former chief of army staff general Qadam Shah Shaheem as Afghan ambassador to Kazakhstan and former minister of defense Abdullah Habibi as envoy to Jordan.
 
According to MoFA, the decision came following an order from government.
 
This move has however sparked strong reaction among political parties and former military officers in the country.
 
They accused President Ashraf Ghani of making deals and giving in to the situation.
 
On Thursday, Junbeshi-milli political party, led by first Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum, said that the move was a bad decision.
In this episode of Mehwar, host Maryam Sama discusses the topic with university lecturer Khalilurrahman Sarwari.