President Ghani fires Gen. Jurat

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has sacked his Senior Adviser and Deputy to the National Security Council Gen. Din Mohammad Jurat.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, issued a statement confirming that Gen. Jurat has been sacked based on a presidential decree.
The statement further added that Gen. Jurat has been removed as senior presidential adviser and deputy to the National Security Council in line with the Article 64 and Clause 13 of the Constitution of Afghanistan which authorizes the President to appoint or remove a senior government official.
No further details have been given regarding the circumstance surrounding the removal of Gen. Jurat.
This comes after Afghan security forces raided the office of Gen. Jurat in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province and captured some individuals with weapons, including a Wolesi Jirga runner.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in August the eight individuals were detained with weapons and hand grenades from the office of the Movement for Protection of Jihad and Resistance Values. The movement is headed by Gen Jurat.