KABUL - Five top officials have been dismissed as part of ongoing efforts to improve the working of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), an official said on Saturday.

The sacked officials include deputy ministers of administration and Logistics, and directors of prisons, counterterrorism and security for international projects.

Ghulam Siddique Siddiqui, the ministry spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the officials had been fired by Omar Daudzai, the acting minister.

He said: “Lt. Gen. Mirza Mohammad Yarmand, Ali Wahdat, Jamil Kohistani, Abdul Wahid Sharifi and Amir Mohammad Jamshedi were among the officials dismissed.”

Without providing further details, Siddiqui hoped the officials’ removal would bring improvement to the ministry affairs. (Pajhwok)