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  Afghanistan (05/07)
Afghanistan was terrorized by this group, which was dogmatically opposed to progress and democracy.
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's relations with Tajikistan have been complicated by political upheaval and civil war in Tajikistan, which spurred some 100,000 Tajiks to seek refuge in Afghanistan in late 1992 and early 1993.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm   (7049 words)

  
 Preamble   In the name of God
The state is obliged to create a prosperous and progressive society based on social justice, protection of human dignity, protection of human rights, realization of democracy, and to ensure national unity and equality among all ethnic groups and tribes and to provide for balanced development in all areas of the country.
The state shall devise and implement a unified educational curriculum based on the provisions of the sacred religion of Islam, national culture, and in accordance with academic principles, and develops the curriculum of religious subjects on the basis of the Islamic sects existing in Afghanistan.
The President is the head of the state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and conducts his authorities in executive, legislative, and judiciary branches in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/afghan.html   (8738 words)

  
 Afghanistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Afghanistan (افغانستان in Dari (Persian) and Pashtu (Afghan)) is a country in Central/Southwest Asia.
Between the fall of the Taliban after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and the success of the 2003 Loya jirga Afghanistan was referred to by the as the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is an extremely poor country highly on farming and livestock raising.
www.freeglossary.com /Afghanistan   (1875 words)

  
 About Afghanistan - Travel, Maps, Flag and Information
Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: افغانستان, Afğānistān) is a country at the crossroads of Asia.
Between the fall of the Taliban after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and the 2003 Loya jirga, Afghanistan was referred to by the Government of the United States as the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has a complex history that has survived either in its current cultures or in the form of various languages and monuments.
www.canadiancontent.net /profiles/Afghanistan.html   (1260 words)

  
 AFGHANISTAN - AFGANISTAN
Afghanistan, by reason of its climate, is the meeting place of three Asian geographic areas: middle eastern, central Asian and south Asian.
Afghanistan is conscious of the multi-faceted character of agriculture.
As our delegation in the United Nations stated at the Security Council on 16 October 1996, the reports of UNDCP make it clear that 95 percent of the fields under poppy cultivation are situated in the area which was invaded and is under the occupation of the Taliban.
www.fao.org /docrep/003/x0736m/rep2/afghan.htm   (1178 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Near East and North Africa
Although informal negotiations for a Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan had been underway since 1982, it was not until 1988 that the Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the United States and Soviet Union serving as guarantors, signed an agreement settling the major differences between them.
Afghanistan is endowed with a wealth of natural resources, including extensive deposits of coal, salt, chromium, iron ore, gold, fluorite, talc, copper, and lapis lazuli.
Russia In the 19th century, Afghanistan served as a strategic buffer state between czarist Russia and the British Empire in the sub-continent.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/sa/afghanistan9407.html   (5506 words)

  
 AFGHANISTAN
The Islamic State of Afghanistan believes it is high time the UN Security Council-in accordance with relevant Resolutions-shall undertake appropriate enforcement measures against Pakistan, which is the prime source of sponsoring these activities.
Against all odds, the Islamic State of Afghanistan continues to adhere to its solemn commitment of a negotiated settlement, based on the merits of restoration of peace and the right of the people of Afghanistan for self-determination.
Proceeding from this conviction, the Islamic State of Afghanistan participated in the first session of indirect talks sponsored by the Organization of Islamic Conference on 8 March 2000 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, attended also by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative to Afghanistan, Mr.
www.un.org /ga/55/webcast/statements/afghanistanE.htm   (2426 words)

  
 Afghanistan - Asia
Afghanistan, officially Islamic State of Afghanistan, republic in southwestern Asia, bounded on the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan; on the east by China and the part of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir controlled by Pakistan; on the south by Pakistan; and on the west by Iran.
Most of the present borders of the country were drawn up in the 19th century, when Afghanistan became a buffer state, or neutral zone, between Russia and British India.
Afghanistan was a monarchy from 1747 to 1973, when the king was overthrown by military officers and the country was proclaimed a republic.
www.countriesquest.com /asia/afghanistan.htm   (271 words)

  
 Afghanistan
The Islamic State of Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia.
Main article: Education in Afghanistan[?] In the spring of 2003, it was estimated that 30% of Afghanistan's 7,000 schools had been seriously damaged during more than two decades of Soviet occupation, civil war and Taliban rule.
The Taliban was consequently ousted by a coalition led by the United States in November, 2001.
www.fastload.org /af/Afghanistan.html   (1746 words)

  
 A short history of Afghanistan
His rule extends from Mashad in the west to Kashmir and Delhi in the east, and from the Amu Darya (Oxus) River in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south.
Afghanistan becomes a theocratic dictatorship and is renamed Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
In 2004 a new constitution is accepted, identifying Afghanistan as an "Islamic Republic." The constitution paves the way for nationwide presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in june 2004.
www.electionworld.org /history/afghanistan.htm   (787 words)

  
 Afghanistan
The details of the coat-of-arms and flag are regulated in Chapter I, Article no. 19 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan adopted on January 4th 2004 and signed by Karzai as President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan at that time on January 26th 2004.
The national emblem of the state of Afghanistan is composed of Mehrab and Pulpit in white color.
The national insignia of the state of Afghanistan is composed of Mehrab and pulpit in white color.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/af.html   (1411 words)

  
 Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the UN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Joining the international community's outcry, the Islamic State of Afghanistan strongly condemned the issuance of this despicable decree and the subsequent destruction of statues, which is definitely anti-Islamic, anti-cultural and anti-Afghan.
The Islamic State of Afghanistan, gravely concerned about the fate of two ancient Buddha statues in Bamiyan, had already contacted UNESCO and requested, in letters dated 22 April 1997 and 12 November 1999, the recognition of the Bamiyan statues as part of the world cultural patrimony.
The establishment of a committee for the return of the cultural property of Afghanistan or the restitution of such property in case of criminal appropriation could play an important part in endeavours to preserve, or to ensure the restitution of, Afghanistan cultural property.
www.un.int /afghanistan/YBazel-BuddhaStatues-march092001.html   (1003 words)

  
 Illegal Stamp Issues from Afghanistan
The Ministry of Communications of the Islamic State of Afghanistan is responsible for all communications matters, at global and regional level, and has been chosen to represent the Islamic State of Afghanistan within the Union.
Under the terms of article 5 of the Seoul Convention, it is the postal administration supervised by the Ministry of Communications of the Islamic State of Afghanistan which is empowered to print and issue postage stamps for domestic and international mail.
The postal administration of Afghanistan also points out that, because of certain problems, it has not been able to print or issue any new postage stamps since 1989.
www.pwmo.org /Illegals/illegals-afghanistan.htm   (2317 words)

  
 Dosti Foundation
Afghanistan was a monarchy from 1747 to 1973, when the king was overthrown by military officers and the country was proclaimed a republic; the republic dissolved in 1992 as the country erupted in civil war.
Afghanistan has many high mountains, and the passes through them have been very important in both the history and in commerce.
The famous Salang Pass (3,880 m/12,720 ft) and its Soviet-built tunnel in the central Hindu Kush was one of the main routes the Soviets used to invade Afghanistan in 1979.
www.dosti.org /afghanistan   (281 words)

  
 Afghanistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The details of the coat-of-arms and flag are regulated in Chapter I, Article no. 19 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan adopted on January 4th 2004 and signed by Karzai as President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan at that time on January 26th 2004.
The national emblem of the state of Afghanistan is composed of Mehrab and Pulpit in white color.
From the Islamic Resources of the Washington DC Area website: Ashhadu Alla Ilaha Illa Allah (Wa) Ashhadu Anna Muhammad Rasulu Allah — "I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah and that Muhammad is his servant and Messenger".
www.fotw.net /flags/af.html   (1286 words)

  
 The Avalon Project : Testimony of Haron Amin Spokesman and Special Envoy Islamic State of Afghanistan [United Front]; ...
In Afghanistan, the Taliban have engaged in reign of terror, genocide, ethnic cleansing, scorched-earth policy, crimes of war, crimes against humanity, forced deportation of civilians, forcible displacement of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), the separation of women from their men-folk.
The Islamic State of Afghanistan, which is the political extension of the United Front, as a globally recognized Government personifying an independent and sovereign State, has been in a state of self-defense against Pakistani proxies, first Hekmatyar and, later, the Taliban and their international terrorist allies like bin Ladin.
As the Government of the Islamic State of Afghanistan, we have the right to defend out sovereignty and independence against all ongoing cross-border aggression and take appropriate measures in full conformity with the UN Charter and international law of the past and the present century.
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/sept_11/amin_001.htm   (2450 words)

  
 GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Afghanistan
Afghanistan Ministry of Justice includes 1932, 1952, 1964, 1977, 1980, 1988, 1990, 2004; in English
GAZETTE: Official Gazette of Afghanistan (Afghanistan Ministry of Justice) from 1966 to present
Afghanistan (Google); Afghanistan (Yahoo); 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   (352 words)

  
 Afghanistan (Transitional Islamic State of)
South Africa never recognised the Taliban regime and is currently in the process of normalising relations with the current government of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan.
Visitors to Afghanistan have to be up to date on polio (10-year vaccine), tetanus (10-year vaccine) and typhoid (mostly three-year vaccine).
Afghanistan's main exports to South Africa include carpets and other textile floor coverings, and machines and mechanical appliances.
www.dfa.gov.za /foreign/bilateral/afghanistan.htm   (375 words)

  
 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the IMF -- Page 1 of 4
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Statement of the IMF Staff at the Conclusion of the Staff Visit
Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments.
May 10, 2007 -- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan -- Statement by the IMF Mission at the Conclusion of the Discussions for the Second Review under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Arrangement
www.imf.org /external/country/AFG/index.htm   (1018 words)

  
 ::Afghanistan::
Afghanistan, officially Islamic State of Afghanistan, bounded on the north by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan; on the east by China and the part of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir controlled by Pakistan; on the south by Pakistan; and on the west by Iran.
A group of 30 scholars and representatives of various ethnic groups were appointed to draft the new constitution, which was approved by the Loya Jirga in December 2003.
The Islamic State of Afghanistan has already initiated a number of legal, institutional, administrative and executive reforms and has started the reconstruction process.
www.embassyofafghanistan.com /afghanistan.html   (412 words)

  
 Islamic State of Afghanistan, Republic
In between mountain ranges and in the southwestern part of Afghanistan there are lowland plains areas.
The Pashtun make up 38% of the Afghanistan population, Tajik is 25% of the population, and Hazara is 19% of the population.
Afghanistan has been at war within its own borders and with the world from the beginning.
library.thinkquest.org /CR0212088/afghan.htm   (277 words)

  
 Afghanistan - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
It is bound by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to the north and China to the northeast.
On Apr. 14, 1988 a UN-mediated agreement was signed which provided for the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, the creation of a neutral Afghan state and the repatriation of millions of Afghan refugees.
The majority of the rebels boycotted the council meeting and shelled the city from their hill strongholds while voting was in progress.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/afghan.htm   (1262 words)

  
 Constitution of Afghanistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The current conditions in Afghanistan requires the formation of a new society in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of its people and one that is based on democracy and human rights and respects to Afghanistan’s national and international obligations.
The responsibility to create a new, law-abiding society was given to the Interim Administration and its successor, the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan by the Bonn Agreement.
His Excellency, Hamid Karzai, President of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, through Decree number 141 of 13.07.1381(5 October 2002) assigned a nine member commission comprised of legal scholars to draft a new constitution.
www.af /constitution/index.html   (675 words)

  
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Official Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Since the implementation of all Government rules and regulations are considered a necessary component of official duties, it is expected of all provincial civilian and military officials, especially the Governors, to abide unconditionally by all regulation and follow all central edicts and terms of reference.
Titles such as the Leadership of Northern Zones, the High Economic Council of the Northern Zone, the Special Envoy of the President, or the Emirate and so on, which are not incorporated in the ruling administrative, managerial, and legal structure of the country are hereby pronounced illegal, without executive power and cancelled.
The Ministry of Finance, Da Afghanistan Bank and other ministries and Government offices with branches and economic set ups in provinces are tasked with taking part in the selection of heads of customs, banks and other economic set ups.
www.afghanistan-mfa.net /pressrelease/statementMay252003.html   (721 words)

  
 Iraqi Special Tribunal to Try Crimes Against Humanity
Afghanistan’s transitional government has been in place since June, 2002.
Following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, sheltered in Afghanistan, the U.S. and its allies launched a military intervention that overthrew the governing Taliban regime.
While it does not specifically enshrine sharia, or Islamic law, it states that no Afghan law “can be contrary to the beliefs and provisions” of Islam.
www.hrcr.org /hottopics/afghanistan.html   (403 words)

  
 Islamic World.Net: Countries site for Muslims who love Allah and Jihad.
Afghanistan Foundation - non-partisan, independent organization founded by former Congressman Don Ritter to broaden and deepen US policy attention to Afghanistan to bring peace, stability and prosperity
Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan - once educated and employed, Afghan women are now being beaten and shot for trying to exercise basic human rights.
Afghanistan's Web Site - invites Afghans to express their opinion about issues which affect their lives, A forum for the mutual support of the Afghan community
islamic-world.net /countries/afghanistan.htm   (667 words)

  
 Military.com Content
Three U.S. soldiers were wounded, one of them critically, when Afghan insurgents attacked their vehicle with rockets and guns, the American military said.
In late 2001, major leaders from the Afghan opposition groups and diaspora met in Bonn, Germany and agreed on a plan for the formulation of a new government structure that resulted in the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) on 22 December 2001.
The AIA held a nationwide Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) in June 2002, and Karzai was elected President by secret ballot of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (TISA).
www.military.com /Content/MoreContent1/?file=GH_Afghanistan   (382 words)

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