Constitution of Afghanistan

The Constitution of Afghanistan became the official law of Afghanistan when the 2003 Loya jirga approved it by the consensus on January 4, 2004. It evolved out of the Afghan Constitution Commission mandated by the Bonn Agreement. The constitution provides for an elected President and National Assembly. The transitional government of interim president Hamid Karzai was put in place in June 2002. Presidential elections took place on October 9, 2004, and Karzai was elected to a five-year term. Elections for the National Assembly are delayed further, perhaps until mid-2005.

Related Topics:
Afghanistan - 2003 Loya jirga - Consensus - January 4 - 2004 - Afghan Constitution Commission - Bonn Agreement - Hamid Karzai - 2002 - October 9

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The Constitution consists of 160 articles.

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The document was officially signed by interim president Hamid Karzai on January 26. However, two days later a group of delegates led by Abdul Hafiz Mansoor made claims that the version Karzai signed contained more than fifteen changes from the document approved of on January 4. The group sent a copy of their complaints to the U.S. embassy, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the European Union and former king Mohammad Zahir Shah. (For more, see below under Controversy)

Related Topics:
Hamid Karzai - January 26 - Abdul Hafiz Mansoor - U.S. - United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan - European Union - Mohammad Zahir Shah

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