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World The announcement means Karzai will appear at an international conference on his country's future on January 28 with 11 of 25 cabinet seats vacant. Confirming his cabinet is the first big test for Karzai since his re-election in a vote last August marred by fraud. He has promised to name competent ministers but also owes favors to regional bosses who helped get him elected. But parliament has twice rejected his pick. Western countries with troops serving in Afghanistan are anxious for Karzai to put his new government in place and to build the institutions needed to withstand a Taliban insurgency fiercer than at any time in the eight-year-old war. Before breaking, lawmakers also demanded reforms for parliamentary elections due this year, setting the country back on a path toward political confrontation after the botched presidential poll last year. Parliament spokesman Haseeb Noori said lawmakers would now leave for a recess until February 20. 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