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	Politics of Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Taliban declared themselves the legitimate government of Afghanistan; however, the UN continued to recognize the government of Burhanuddin Rabbani.
		United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan was established in March 2003 "in an effort to integrate all UN activities in Afghanistan.
		The Constitution of Afghanistan mandates a Supreme Court.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Government_of_Afghanistan (1479 words)

	Afghanistan - Government
		It is rather the government of a dictator for life over a military aristocracy, and within this a congeries of small democracies.
		There is no unity nor permanence; everything depends on the pleasure of a number of chiefs bound by no law, always at variance, and always ready to revolt when they have the slightest interest in doing so-almost always ready to plunge into strife with a wild delight in it for its own sake.
		The sirdars govern in their respective districts, each after his own fashion; jealous, ambitious, turbulent, the sovereign can restrain them only by their divisions.
	www.1902-encyclopedia.com /A/AFG/afghanistan-16.html (235 words)

	Afghanistan News.Net
		Afghanistan's already shaky image as the 'Quiet Front' in the war on terror was shattered by yesterday's upsurge of violence....
		For the future of Afghanistan and the prospects of the international effort to rebuild a country and an economy torn by decades of war, the expanding...
		Afghanistan\'s history, internal political development, foreign relations, and very existence as an independent state have largely been determined by its geographic location at the crossroads of Central, West, and South Asia.
	afghanistannews.net (921 words)

	Afghanistan (08/05)
		In early 2005, the Karzai government selected members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), an independent body responsible for the oversight of elections in Afghanistan.
		Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world; mine-related injuries number up to 100 per month, and an estimated 200,000 Afghans have been disabled by landmine/unexploded ordinances (UXO) accidents.
		Afghanistan is endowed with natural resources, including extensive deposits of natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, and precious and semiprecious stones.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm (6852 words)

	Afghanistan Country Analysis Brief
		Afghanistan currently is governed by a transitional administration headed by Hamid Karzai (national elections are scheduled for September 2004), who took office after a U.S.-led coalition defeated the previous Taliban government, which had provided sanctuary in Afghanistan for the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
		Karzai also urged the 50 countries attending the Berlin conference to help him prevent Afghanistan from becoming a "haven for drugs and terrorists." In December 2003, the U.S. government reported that opium was growing in 28 of Afghanistan's 32 provinces, with poppy cultivation rising from 30,700 hectares to 61,000 hectares in one year.
		Besides oil and natural gas, Afghanistan also is estimated to have 73 million tons of coal reserves, most of which is located in the region between Herat and Badashkan in the northern part of the country.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/afghan.html (2405 words)

	Government - Afghanistan - Asia
		Until the 1960s Afghanistan’s king and the king’s relatives dominated the central government, though the royal family had to keep the support of conservative ethnic and religious leaders.
		Karzai named a commission to oversee the formation of a loya jirga, or grand council, that would convene within six months to choose a transitional government to govern the country for 18 months, at which time the country was scheduled to hold its first-ever general elections.
		The People’s Democratic Party controlled the government, but 50 of the 234 seats in the House of Representatives were reserved for opposition parties.
	www.countriesquest.com /asia/afghanistan/government.htm (518 words)

	The EU's relations with Afghanistan - Overview
		Afghanistan is entitled to benefits under the General System of Preferences (GSP) and the Everything But Arms Initiative (EBA) but was unable to take more than minimal advantage of these facilities due to the limited levels of trade and lack of suitable administration under the Taliban.
		The events of 11 September 2001 brought Afghanistan to the fore of world attention, highlighting it as a failed state and one of the poorest countries in the world.
		Afghanistan is a land-locked country situated at the cross-roads between Central and South Asia.
	europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/afghanistan/intro/index.htm (1871 words)

	NATO in Aghanistan - Factsheet
		ISAF supports the Government of Afghanistan in expanding its authority to the rest of the country, and in providing a safe and secure environment conducive to free and fair elections, the spread of the rule of law, and the reconstruction of the country.
		The CIMIC objectives are to assist the Commander of ISAF in his effort to support the Government of Afghanistan in maintaining and expanding security throughout the country, to support stabilisation, reconstruction and nation-building activities, and to co-operate with the International Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).
		Under the terms of the Military Technical Agreement between ISAF and the Government of Afghanistan, signed on 9 December 2003, ISAF has been supporting the Afghan Ministry of Defence in its efforts to carry forward the cantonment of heavy weapons outside Kabul city limits.
	www.nato.int /issues/afghanistan/040628-factsheet.htm (2198 words)

	The Taliban and Afghanistan: Special Reports: Publications: U.S. Institute of Peace
		Neighboring countries are wary that Taliban rule in Afghanistan could lead to a persistent pattern of armed border clashes, illegal narcotics trafficking, terrorism, and the rekindling of ethnic and sectarian tensions throughout the region.
		Afghanistan is one of the most important defining issues for Pakistan in terms of security, domestic politics, ideology, and political identity.
		Afghanistan poses an enormous challenge to an international community distracted by other priorities and lacking effective policy options for containing the dangerous spillover of Afghanistan's political, military, and social upheaval into neighboring states.
	www.usip.org /oc/sr/sr_afghan.html (5056 words)

	JURIST - Afghanistan: Afghan Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
		The socialist government of Afghanistan was ultimately overthrown by the Mujahideen in 1992; the Mujahideen subsequently proclaimed an Islamic State and called elections in which Professor Burhannudin Rabbani was elected President.
		There are currently no functioning law schools in Afghanistan; a faculty of law was established at Kabul University in 1938, but the university- closed at one point under the Taliban regime - is currently in disarray and the status of the law program is unclear.
		On January 8, 2002, it was reported that the Afghan Interim Authority had appointed the influential Pashtun Islamic scholar Fazal Hadi Shinwari, the former administrator of a seminary in Pakistan, as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/afghanistan.htm (935 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Afghanistan
		head of government: President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
		Afghanistan's economic outlook has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 because of the infusion of over $2 billion in international assistance, recovery of the agricultural sector, and the reestablishment of market institutions.
		Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html (1424 words)

	State Department Official Previews Afghanistan Donors Conference
		I would expect the Government of Afghanistan to come to Berlin prepared to make commitments on what it is they're going to do to over the next several years -- in the next year is the short term, but over the next several years as well.
		But in Afghanistan, it has a very important moral leadership and Ambassador Brahimi, who was there in Afghanistan for a long time was responsible for a lot of the progress that the Afghan Government made.
		There is a document that the government is working on, the Government of Afghanistan is working on that will be called kind of a work plan.
	usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=March&x=20040326183012MBzemoG0.8850824&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html (5273 words)

	Backgrounder on Afghanistan: History of the War (Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, October 2001)
		The PDPA government, under Khalq leadership, then embarked on a campaign of radical land reform accompanied by mass repression in the countryside that resulted in the arrest and summary execution of tens of thousands.
		The Soviet occupation force of some 115,000 troops and the Karmal government sought to crush the uprisings with mass arrests, torture, and executions of dissidents, and aerial bombardments and executions in the countryside.
		Arguably the most powerful agency within the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the Taliban renamed the country, is the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (al-Amr bi al-Ma'ruf wa al-Nahi `an al-Munkir), which is responsible for the enforcement of all Taliban decrees regarding moral behavior.
	www.hrw.org /backgrounder/asia/afghan-bck1023.htm (2532 words)

	Travel to afghanistan. Great deals on travel packages to afghanistan. Book your vacation to afghanistan now!
		Almanac of Afghanistan features key country data, a small map, bordering nations and summaries of the economic and political climates.
		RAWA is an independent political/social organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women's rights in fundamentalism-blighted Afghanistan.
		US Department of State- Focus on Afghanistan
	www.the-travel-masters.com /directory/afghanistan (662 words)

	Asia Source: Policy & Government: Keesing Profiles
		For more information on Afghanistan go to AsiaProfiles where you will find maps, statistics, and a special feature that will allow you to compare data between various countries.
		The Directory presents comprehensive listings of government agencies and officials in 196 countries and 300 international organizations, and includes additional staff and office listings, mailing addresses, phone and fax numbers, email and internet addresses, and biographical information.
		Excerpted from the 2003 Worldwide Government Directory published by The World Bureau in Washington, DC.
	www.asiasource.org /policy/afghanistan.cfm (581 words)

	Afghanistan Reconstruction Development Gateway
		Afghanistan had completely lost its infrastructure and technical professionals because of years of conflict.
		This new briefing paper from the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) seeks to clarify what is required to effectively pursue alternative livelihoods as a goal of Afghanistan's counter narcotics objectives.
		From urban Spain to rural India, Intel is working together with governments to develop innovative, cost-effective programs that increase access to PCs and the Internet, improve educational outcomes, grow local ICT industries and develop the skills and infrastructure that nations and businesses need to thrive.
	www.developmentgateway.org /node/134111 (716 words)

	Embassy of Afghanistan
		I have had the honor to represent the people and government of Afghanistan in the US since December 2003.
		Afghanistan now enjoys the strong support of the Afghan Congressional Caucus with an increasing membership.
		Having the privilege of realizing the responsibility of serving Afghanistan during a crucial time in our history, the Embassy of Afghanistan has made considerable progress in achieving the above goals, which the 2004 Annual Report covers in detail.
	www.embassyofafghanistan.org (359 words)

	CNN.com - U.S., U.N. hold talks on post-Taliban government in Afghanistan - October 19, 2001
		Haas, whom Secretary of State Colin Powell named this week as his personal representative on Afghanistan, met in New York on Thursday with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Brahimi as a precursor to Friday's talks, which officials say are aimed at preparing a "game plan" for building a broad-based government to replace the ruling Taliban.
		Administration officials tell CNN that the Afghan groups are "jockeying" for a place in a supreme council, which would bring together 120 ethnic and tribal representatives to draw up a new government structure, political process and constitution for a post-Taliban Afghanistan.
		Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and Richard Haas, the State Department director of policy planning, met Friday with Lakhdar Brahimi, a former Algerian foreign minister who is now the chief U.N. envoy for Afghanistan.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/US/10/19/ret.afghan.talks (809 words)

	USATODAY.com - U.N. survey finds surge in heroin cultivation in Afghanistan
		"The government of Afghanistan opposes the aerial spraying of poppy fields as an instrument of eradication," Karzai's office in Kabul said.
		The Afghanistan Opium Survey 2004 found that cultivation rose 64% over 2003, with 323,701 acres dedicated to the poppies that produce opium.
		BRUSSELS (AP) — Heroin production is booming in Afghanistan, undermining democracy and putting money in the coffers of terrorists, according to a U.N. report Thursday that called on U.S. and NATO-led forces get more involved in fighting drug traffickers.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-11-18-opium-afghanistan_x.htm (719 words)

	US planned war in Afghanistan long before September 11
		The US government had planned the war well in advance, but the shock of September 11 made it politically feasible, by stupefying public opinion at home and giving Washington essential leverage on reluctant allies abroad.
		While the nominal purpose of the conference was to discuss the possible outline of a political settlement in Afghanistan, the Taliban refused to attend.
		The Afghanistan pipeline route was pushed by the US-based Unocal oil company, which engaged in intensive negotiations with the Taliban regime.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2001/nov2001/afgh-n20.shtml (3361 words)

	Afghanland.com Afghanistan Interim Government
		During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Fahim was a member of (Khad) the secret police of the communist government, then joined the Islamic uprising against the communists in the late 1980s.
		During the 1992-96 government of Burhanuddin Rabbani, Abdullah was the foreign minister, a role he assumed again after Nov. 13, when the northern alliance took power from the Taliban.
		Muhammadzai Pashtun related to Afghanistan's royal family, she was given the rank of surgeon general during the communist rule of Najibullah.
	www.afghanland.com /history/interim.html (544 words)

	TIME.com: TIME.com Primer: The Taliban and Afghanistan -- Page 1
		Is the Taliban the recognized government of Afghanistan?
		In geopolitical terms, Pakistan needs to dominate Afghanistan to offset the discomfort of being wedged between hostile neighbors India and (to a lesser, but not insignificant extent) Iran — and the Taliban were to have been their vehicle.
		The country's seat at the United Nations is still held by representatives of the government overthrown by the Taliban in 1996, to which the opposition Northern Alliance remains loyal.
	www.time.com /time/nation/article/0,8599,175372,00.html (1226 words)

	GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Afghanistan
		Afghanistan Law: Constitution, Government, and Legislation (JURIST/University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
		Afghanistan Embassy: Constitution of Afghanistan includes links in PDF to both the Pashtu/Dari constitution and an English translation
		Afghanistan (Google); Afghanistan (Yahoo); Afghanistan (University of Michigan); WWW-VL Middle East Studies: Afghanistan (Columbia University); WWW-VL History: Afghanistan; (University of Kansas); WWW-VL Middle East Studies: Afghanistan (University of Texas, Austin)
	www.loc.gov /law/guide/afghanistan.html (411 words)

	NewsTrove
		Washington's war in Afghanistan is going badly, and the Taliban, or, rather, the insurgents who are Taliban leftovers and all the new insurgents who have now been labeled as Taliban, have increased their attacks on US troops and everyone they suspect of supporting the US occupation.
		Ned Mitchell - Mayor's Row Don't you just get tired of all the press releases put out by the spin doctors for our government?
		A member of KSAWC and former Afghanistan and Iraq War veteran, David Airhart decided to show his opposition against the war by exercising his rights of free speech.
	www.newstrove.com /cgi-bin/search.pl?search=afghanistan&title= (8157 words)

	Encyclopedia: Heads of Government of Afghanistan
		Other descriptions of Heads of Government of Afghanistan
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		List of the Heads of State of Afghanistan
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Heads-of-Government-of-Afghanistan (486 words)

	Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in Afghanistan: Afghanistan: Peace Agreements: Library and Links: U.S. Institute of Peace
		The judicial power of Afghanistan shall be independent and shall be vested in a Supreme Court of Afghanistan, and such other courts as may be established by the Interim Administration.
		As such, it shall, throughout the interim period, represent Afghanistan in its external relations and shall occupy the seat of Afghanistan at the United Nations and in its specialized agencies, as well as in other international institutions and conferences.
		Request the United Nations to conduct as soon as possible (i) a registration of voters in advance of the general elections that will be held upon the adoption of the new constitution by the constitutional Loya Jirga and (ii) a census of the population of Afghanistan.
	www.usip.org /library/pa/afghanistan/pa_afghan_12052001.html (2694 words)

	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
		The Government of Afghanistan is committed to sharing information openly with its international and national partners and with the Afghan people.
		This central website of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan provides information on Afghanistan's National Budget, the Government's Donor Assistance Database, and on major international conferences on Afghan reconstruction.
		The CGs cover all major sectors (education, health, transport, etc) and help ensure that aid is managed effectively and for the benefit of Afghanistan's most vulnerable people.
	www.af (183 words)

	The New York Review of Books: The Mess in Afghanistan
		Earlier in December all the anti-Taliban Afghan factions, under the auspices of the United Nations, had signed an agreement at Bonn, which chose him as chairman of the new interim government of Afghanistan.
		Afghanistan's Bonn Agreement One Year Later: A Catalog of Missed Opportunities
		He had been fighting along with his fellow Kandahari tribesmen in the last battle against the Taliban over control of his home city.
	www.nybooks.com /articles/16897 (377 words)

	AFGHANISTAN Government Links
		AsiaSource Government Directories - Islamic State of Afghanistan
		Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan - a political/social organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women's rights
		UN Talks on Afghanistan - Bonn, 27 November – 5 December 2001
	www.eurasianet.org /resource/afghanistan/links/government.shtml (79 words)

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