A failed operation in the central province of Panjshir that was an attempt to arrest the former president of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF), Keramuddin Karim, was ordered by the Ministry of Interior Affairs, according to a probe team that traveled to Panjshir.

reject the rumors that say Mr. First Vice President directed the operation,” said Abdul Wadi Faraji, acting police chief of Panjshir.

anti-crime directorate of the Interior Ministry planned the operation to arrest Mr. Karim on August 23,” said Jamshid Totakhil, head of the anti-crime directorate of the Ministry of Interior.

is accused of the sexual abuse of female footballers. The news about this broke in 2018. Months after that, Karim went to his hometown Panjshir and is still there. He was seen driving a luxury vehicle the day after the operation against him in Panjshir.

June 2019, Karim was found guilty by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee of having abused his position and sexually abused various female players.

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