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	RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
		Nematullah Shahrani, Afghan's vice president and chairman of the Constitutional Drafting Commission (CDC), announced on 11 January that the preliminary draft of the country's new constitution is expected to be ready by March.
		Shahrani added that the draft would then be open for debate by civil society forums and experts in all 32 Afghan provinces, after which the final draft will be presented for adoption by a Constitutional Loya Jirga (CLJ) in October.
		The vice president and chairman of the Constitutional Drafting Commission, Nematullah Shahrani, announced on 11 January that the preliminary draft of the new Afghan Constitution is expected to be ready by March 2003, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) announced on 12 January.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/01/3-160103.htm (3421 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com:Murderous assault on Hamid Karzai
		In northern Afghanistan, Nayiamatullah Shahrani, one of the country's four vice presidents, and a Cabinet minister were on route to to inspect a road project when their convoy struck the bomb in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province.
		Shahrani continued the journey to take part in an inauguration ceremony of a road reconstruction project in Badakhshan province, while other officials returned back from the visit, Omar said.
		A convoy carrying Vice President Nematullah Shahrani was attacked by remote-control explosives Monday in northern Afghanistan, just four days after President Hamid Karzai's helicopter was rocketed as it attempted to land at a school in southern Afghanistan.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2004/09/21/56194_.html (770 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Afghan Report 30 Jan 2003
		Vice President Nematullah Shahrani, who chairs the Constitutional Drafting Commission (CDC), told Radio Free Afghanistan on 29 January that the preliminary draft of the new Afghan constitution will be ready by 1 March.
		Shahrani said the system of government envisaged in the new constitution is based on the republican model, but that the Afghan people must decide whether it will be presidential or parliamentary republic.
		Shahrani said the new constitution will guarantee press freedoms and allow the formation of political parties, adding that laws relating to those rights must conform to the constitution.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/32964c1a50dcb3fac1256cbf005f7d11 (3618 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation > America's War on Terror -- Afghan vice president escapes roadside bomb ...
		Afghan Vice President Nematullah Shahrani was among those targeted by a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan Monday.
		Police said Nayiamatullah Shahrani, one of four Afghan vice presidents, and Urban Development Minister Gul Agha Sherzai were on their way to inspect a road project in a northern province.
		The bomb, hidden by the roadside in Khanabad district of Kunduz province, damaged a car in the 20-vehicle convoy that was carrying Shahrani's bodyguards, police chief Mutaleb Beg said.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/terror/20040920-0653-afghan-vicepresidentattack.html (265 words)

	[ www.azadiradio.org ]
		Nematullah Shahrani, chairman of the 35-member Constitutional Commission, stressed that the 12-chapter, 160-article document is "not the final and complete" version.
		During the unveiling ceremony the same day, Shahrani explained that after the consulation process is completed and a text is approved by the Constitutional Loya Jirga in December, the resulting document will become the country's new constitution.
		One Afghan official boldly declared that the draft constitution had been crafted with the stability of Afghanistan in mind for the next two centuries.
	www.azadiradio.org /en/specialreports/2003/11/44B0FA8A-921A-4501-94B2-626FDB1A2EA4.ASP (1357 words)

	Afghan Vice President Survives Bomb Attack (washingtonpost.com)
		KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 20 -- A convoy carrying Vice President Nematullah Shahrani was the target of a roadside bomb attack Monday in northern Afghanistan, just four days after an attempt on President Hamid Karzai's life in the south.
		The attack in Kunduz province, in which Shahrani was unhurt but one driver was injured, came as there were escalating threats from Islamic groups and others who seek to sabotage the country's first presidential elections, scheduled for Oct. 9.
		Officials said Shahrani and other cabinet members were traveling between Kunduz and Takhar provinces when a remote-controlled explosion struck their convoy.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A36002-2004Sep20.html (1064 words)

	Afghan Vice President Survives Bomb Attack; Two U.S. Soldiers Killed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		KABUL (AFP) - Afghan Vice President Nematullah Shahrani narrowly escaped a bomb attack in northern Afghanistan while two US soldiers were killed in a firefight in the south in the latest burst of violence ahead of next month's election.
		Sharani, one of Karzai's four vice presidents, was leading a convoy of senior government officials to open a road when the bomb exploded, officials said.
		Hakimi added the Taliban were tracking the movements of all of Karzai's cabinet and that Shahrani was a target.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=27794 (719 words)

	Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Committee chairman Nematullah Shahrani, the transitional administration’s deputy president, believes it will bring social justice to the country.
		Representatives of western countries, which are pouring millions of dollars into rebuilding Afghanistan, favour a secular legal code, as they believe it would be more democratic.
		Shahrani is heading a committee comprising Abdul Salam Azemi, Mohammad Rahim Sherzoi, Mohammad Qasim Fazeli, Mohammad Moosa Maroofi, Mohammad Moosa Ashhari, Mohammed Sarwar Danish, and the woman judges Mukarama and Asifa Kakar.
	www.iwpr.net /index.pl?archive/arr/arr_200211_35_2_eng.txt (761 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The military says two other coalition soldiers and six members of the Afghan National Army were injured in the fire exchange early Monday.
		Meanwhile, the French news agency quoted Afghan officials as saying the country's Vice President, Nematullah Shahrani, escaped a bomb attack while traveling in the northeastern Kunduz province.
		Shahrani was on his way to open a road in Kunduz Monday afternoon when a remote-controlled bomb hit one of the vehicles carrying his bodyguards.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/ek/92486D72-545F-406E-9E24A746A34E5CB9.html (111 words)

	Jeff Quinton - Backcountry Conservative: Afghanistan VP survives Assassination Attempt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		An Afghan vice president Monday escaped a bomb attack which slightly injured his driver while travelling in northeast Afghanistan days after President Hamid Karzai escaped a rocket attack in the south, officials said.
		Nematullah Shahrani, one of Karzai’s four vice presidents, was leading a high-ranking delegation to Kunduz province to open a road when a remote-controlled bomb hit one of the vehicles carrying his bodyguards, an official said.
		“Shahrani’s car passed by, but the bomb hit another vehicle in which his bodyguards were driving,” Kunduz governor Mohammad Omer told AFP by phone.
	www.jquinton.com /archives/001817.html (168 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Karzai Running Mate Targeted in Bombing
		They said a bomb or mine detonated as the vehicles were passing.
		A similar incident occurred in northern Kunduz province last month, when a bomb exploded under a convoy carrying Vice President Nematullah Shahrani.
		Massoud was not harmed in Wednesday's attack, but the incident cast a pall over what was otherwise a lively and upbeat final day of the month-long presidential campaign.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A10630-2004Oct6?language=printer (858 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Afghanistan launches public consultation on draft constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A constitutional commission headed by Vice President Nematullah Shahrani was formed Thursday evening following the completion of the draft.
		Interior Minister Ali Ahmad Jalali said the new constitution should improve security and stability in the new Afghanistan.
		The 34-member commission, which includes seven women, would study the draft for a month before heading out to spend another month in the 31 provinces and Kabul to inform the public and gather opinions, Shahrani's secretary Sayeed Burhanuddin Tahiri told AFP.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/180cd07af39ef924c1256d1300441ed7 (515 words)

	Afghan vice president survives bomb attack. 20/09/2004. ABC News Online
		An Afghan vice president on Monday escaped a bomb attack, which slightly injured his driver, while travelling in north-east Afghanistan.
		Nematullah Shahrani, one of President Hamid Karzai's four vice presidents, was leading a high-ranking delegation to Kunduz province to open a road when a bomb hit one of the vehicles carrying his bodyguards, an official said.
		"Shahrani's car passed by, but the bomb hit another vehicle in which his bodyguards were driving," Kunduz Governor Mohammad Omer said.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200409/s1203378.htm (142 words)

	Emergency landing -DAWN - International; June 20, 2003
		KABUL, June 19: A UN plane carrying Afghan Vice-President Nematullah Shahrani was forced to make an emergency landing on a bed of fire-fighting foam at Kabul on Thursday after its landing gear got stuck.
		The 12-seater aircraft carrying two crew and eight passengers, including Mr Shahrani, officials and reporters was about to land at the central city of Bamian when the pilot was unable to lower the plane’s landing gear.
		Mr Shahrani was travelling to Bamian for a consultation on the new draft constitution.—AFP
	www.dawn.com /2003/06/20/int11.htm (159 words)

	The Left Coaster: The Grate Game
		In northern Afghanistan, Nayiamatullah Shahrani, one of the country's four vice-presidents, and a cabinet minister were en route to inspect a road project when their convoy struck a bomb in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province.
		The roadside bomb attack in Kunduz Province, in which Shahrani was unhurt but a driver was injured, came amid escalating threats from Islamic extremists and other groups who seek to sabotage the country’s first-ever presidential elections Oct. 9.
		The attack coincided with the deaths of two U.S. soldiers in a gun battle with Islamic militants in Paktika Province, with reports that three Afghan soldiers were beheaded in Zabul Province, and with warnings from a renegade Afghan militia leader in Pakistan that Afghan refugees there will be at risk of attack if they vote.
	www.theleftcoaster.com /archives/002723.php (2673 words)

	APAN \| Terrorism \| Press Summaries and Special Reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Today (April 25), Afghanistan launched a nationwide campaign aimed at educating and consulting the public on the new draft constitution that would pave the way for presidential elections next year.
		A 34-member constitutional commission headed by Vice President Nematullah Shahrani was formed yesterday (April 24) evening.
		The commission, that includes seven women, would study the draft constitution over the next month before embarking on a month-long campaign to inform the public and gather feedback in the country’s 31 provinces and the capital Kabul.
	www.apan-info.net /terrorism/terrorism_press_summary_detail.asp?id=203 (773 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Asia - Afghan vice president survives assassination attempt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		An Afghan vice president has survived an assassination attempt which slightly injured his driver while travelling in northeast Afghanistan.
		Nematullah Shahrani, one of the country's four vice presidents, was leading a high-ranking delegation to Kunduz province to open a road when a remote-controlled bomb hit one of the vehicles carrying his bodyguards.
		Deputy Interior Minister General Mohammed Daud said the attack was the work of Taliban and Al-Qaeda and one suspect had already been arrested in connection with the explosion.
	www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNA_1203383.htm (200 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Afghan vice president pays condolence to 11 slain Chinese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Afghan Vice President Nematullah Shahrani on Friday paid his condolence to 11 murdered Chinese workers at the Chinese embassy here.
		"I am confident that the terrorists behind the incident will bebrought to justice," Shahrani wrote in the condolence notebook, blaming the attackers as enemies of Afghanistan who want to derailthe ongoing reconstruction process in the country.
		Chinese ambassador Sun Yuxi thanked the arrangement made by theAfghan government in transferring the remains of the victims and the injured to Kabul, urging for the early punishment of the terrorists.
	english1.people.com.cn /200406/12/eng20040612_146117.html (262 words)

	First July 4th Celebration in 13 Years
		U.S. Ambassador Robert P. Finn (in the center), flanked by Afghan Vice Presidents (on the left) Hedayat Amin Arsala and Marshal Fahim Khan, and (on the right) Karim Khalili and Nematullah Shahrani during a reception held at the U.S. Embassy-Kabul to mark the U.S. Independence Day.
		The celebration was held a day early, on July 3, because of security concerns and represented the first time the holiday has been celebrated in Kabul in 13 years.
		The Ambassador is flanked on the left by Fauzia Aziz, an adminstrative assistant at the U.S. Embassy, and on the right, by four of the five Afghan Vice-Presidents (left to right): Karim Khalili, Marshal Fahim Khan, Hedayat Amin Arsala and Nematullah Shahrani.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/pix/b/sa/af/events/11692.htm (374 words)

	noozy.net - Archived news from washpost world September 20 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A convoy carrying Vice President Nematullah Shahrani was attacked with a roadside bomb Monday in northern Afghanistan, just four days after an attempt on President Hamid Karzai's life in the south.
		Sounding an alarm over nuclear proliferation, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Monday that more than 40 countries have the know-how to produce nuclear weapons and that the agency is only relying on their "good intentions" to reveal all their activities.
		A convoy carrying Vice President Nematullah Shahrani was attacked by remote-control explosives Monday in northern Afghanistan, just four days after an assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai.
	noozy.net /archives/washpost.s/world.c/2004-09-20.d (959 words)

	Embassy of Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Three men suspected of being Taliban loyalists have been arrested for the attack, in which a rocket was fired at Karzai’s helicopter but missed its target.
		Four days later, a convoy carrying Vice President Nematullah Shahrani was targeted in a roadside bomb attack in Kunduz province, north of Kabul.
		A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the explosion and vowed there would be more incidents as election day approached.
	www.embassyofafghanistan.org /embassy/home.nsf/32ff79f0e2449f6987256f7900567f27/812320d5e150c13187256f9600341c3a!OpenDocument (1313 words)

	Two US Troops Killed In Afghanistan
		The attacks come amid security fears for October elections which militants opposed to the US-backed Kabul government have pledged to disrupt.
		Kunduz Governor Mohammad Omer said that one of the drivers in Vice-President Shahrani's convoy was slightly injured when a remote-controlled bomb hit his vehicle in the northern province's Khanabad district.
		Mr Karzai himself came under rocket attack from Taleban militants in Paktika last Thursday, and was forced to abort his trip.
	www.rense.com /general57/aafh.htm (270 words)

	Bart Staes > Articles > Europa dag in dag uit > Geef Afghanistan terug aan de Afghanen!
		But the president of the Constitutional Committee Nematullah Shahrani, in fl turban, traditional dresss and full beard that would have passed through a Taliban check-point, sees no reason for a special quota for women.
		The two official languages will be Dari and Pashtun, others like Turkmeni or Baluchi will be taught as school subjects and there will be regional emissions on regional TV and radio in minority languages.
		When asked about the role of women in the future electoral system, the Chairman of the Constitutional Commission, Nematullah Shahrani, answered that women would have active and passive voting rights, but no special treatment like f.
	www.bartstaes.be /dagin.php?id=1040 (7098 words)

	GN Online: Warring factions in west observe truce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After several days of bitter clashes in western Afghanistan, two warring factions have accepted an appeal from President Hamid Karzai to observe a short-term ceasefire, a government spokes-man said yesterday.
		The truce was brokered after a government team led by Vice President Nematullah Shahrani met the powerful warlord and governor of Herat province Ismail Khan and his rival Amanullah Khan, spokesman Sayed Fazl Akbar said.
		Akbar said Amanullah had abandoned several military posts he had seized from Ismail Khan's men during three days of fighting near the Shindand air base.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=58876 (392 words)

	Karzai Allies See Afghan Secret Service As Security Threat
		Amid allegations the agency tortured and killed a 22-year-old former refugee who had returned from Pakistan, Karzai this month named a high-level commission to investigate charges against the Amaniyat and recommend reforms.
		Vice President Hedayat Amin Arsala, who co-chairs the commission, said of the secret service, "For a democratic country, a country that wants to move toward democracy, an institution like this is obviously in contradiction." The commission's other chairman, Vice President Nematullah Shahrani, vowed reform "so that people are not afraid of" the intelligence service.
		The Post reports, though, that the two men have no staff, no funds and no offices to carry out their task.
	www.unwire.org /unwire/20020724/27862_story.asp (556 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Europe
		General elections are scheduled to be held in April.
		Nematullah Shahrani, one of four Afghan vice presidents, escaped unhurt yesterday when a bomb exploded alongside his convoy in the northern province of Kunduz, Agence France-Presse reported.
		Karzai was targeted in a rocket attack on his helicopter last week, AFP reported at the time.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aU7GIZED1k9o&refer=europe (577 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Asia - Afghans to debate their proposed constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Representatives from different levels of Afghan society will form a commission to scrutinise the draft.
		Vice President Nematullah Shahrani, who headed the constitution commission, will chair the new body examining the draft.
		Members will study it for a month before it spends another month in the 31 provinces and Kabul.
	www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNA_840169.htm (140 words)

	OneWorld South Asia Home / In depth / War & peace - Quota for Women in Afghanistan Cheers Indian Counterparts
		Under the new Constitution, men and women would also have equal rights as citizens.
		"Afghanistan is like a garden that has many kinds of trees, flowers and thorns," Constitutional Commission chairman Nematullah Shahrani said, adding, "the flowers are women."
		Indian women activists stress that the reservation of more than 25 percent seats in the Wolesi Jirga will give a boost to the movement in India, where a Bill reserving 33 percent of all seats in elected bodies for women has been hanging fire for several years.
	southasia.oneworld.net /article/view/76272/1/93 (677 words)

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