Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accepted the resignation of the defense minister and army chief of staff on Monday after more than 140 soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on an army base in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif last week, the president's office said.
"Defense Minister Abdullah Habibi and Army Chief of Staff Qadam Shah Shahim stepped down with immediate effect," the presidential palace announced in a post on its Twitter account.
Screenshot of Twitter account of the Office of the President of Afghanistan.
The attack was the deadliest on an Afghan military base since 2001. Anonymous officials say the death toll is likely to rise as well.
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