Afghan Interior Minister set to resign
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-27 16:03

Afghan Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali intends to resign, the president's office said Tuesday.

Interior Ministry officials said Jalali would hold a news conference on Wednesday to explain his decision.

"I can confirm his intention to resign," Khaleeq Ahmed, deputy spokesman for President Hamid Karzai, told The Associated Press.

Ahmed said Jalali was resigning for "personal reasons" to pursue an academic career.

Jalali, who has been interior minister since 2002, has recently expressed dissatisfaction over the alleged involvement of government officials in Afghanistan's booming drug trade.

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