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The Afghan parliament has turned down 17 out of President Hamid Karzai's 24 nominees for his new cabinet.

Nominees for justice, health, commerce, economy and women's affairs were among others rejected, but Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak was re-appointed.

The BBC's Kabul correspondent, Peter Greste, says the results complicate Mr Karzai's efforts to repay political favours with cabinet posts without offending parliament. He also needs to satisfy international donors who have threatened to withhold funding for any ministry run by a corrupt politician.

Western officials have repeatedly emphasised that tackling corruption is key to stabilising the country, following the president's controversial re-election last year.

The vote is one of the few occasions when parliamentarians have genuine power to hold the executive to account.

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