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Home / Regional / Asia / Afghanistan / Government / Loya Jirga
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- Afghan Leader Calls for a Diverse Parliament - The Loya Jirga discusses a blueprint for the country's legislature.
www.laptopservice.com/laptops/eariana.nsf/allDocs/095146CEBBD4361887256BDC005BEFF2?OpenDocument
- Afghan Leader Swears In Five Deputies With an Eye to Balance - Discusses the choice of vice-presidents for the new transitional government.
www10.nytimes.com/2002/06/28/international/asia/28AFGH.html
- Afghanistan's Emergency Loya Jirga: Special Report - Documents, analysis, background and history on Afghanistan's June 10-16 Emergency Loya Jirga, or tribal grand council.
www.eurasianet.org/loya.jirga
- Afghans Gather to Thrash Out Future - Report on the assembly, the members and the problems that need to be solved.
www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,730554,00.html
- Democracy Born Again in Kabul - Report on the election of Hamid Karzai for head of state, against two other candidates, one of them a woman.
www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,736989,00.html
- Gangsters, Murderers and Stooges Used to Endorse Bush's Vision of "Democracy" - Commentary on the Loya Jirga and the election of the Interim Government by Robert Fisk.
argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=303766
- Karzai Grapples with Appointment of Women's Affairs Minister - Sima Samar declined the offer after coming under conservative attack, and the president has no clear-cut alternative.
www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav062502a.shtml
- Karzai Names Transitional Afghan Cabinet - The elected president named his cabinet, which was approved by the grand council. Guardian Unlimited.
www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,740364,00.html
- Karzai Unveals Kabinet - At Last - After days of rumour and intrigue, Hamid Karzai finally announces his cabinet, with appointments drawing broad support from Loya Jirga delegates.
www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/arr/arr_200206_15_4_eng.txt
- New Afghan Cabinet Configuration Source of Discontent for Many Pashtuns - Detailed report by Ahmed Rashid.
www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav062402.shtml
- Procedures for the Observation of the Elections of the Members of the Emergency Loya Jirga and the Audition of Complaints Arising From It - The official document.
www.eurasianet.org/loya.jirga/observation.shtml
- Questions and Answers on Afghanistan's Loya Jirga Process - Human Rights Watch explains the issue and offers related information and links.
www.hrw.org/press/2002/04/qna-loyagirga.htm
- Special Independent Commission for the Convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga - A list of the members with brief biographical notes.
www.un.org/News/dh/latest/afghan/member-comm.htm
- The Loya Jirga Joke - Gary Leupp comments the US involvement in the Loya Jirga. Counterpunch, US.
www.counterpunch.org/leupp0627.html
- Yunus Qanooni's Rejection Ends Afghan Council on a Bumpy Note - Report on Hamid Karzai´s problems to establish a cabinet. By Eurasianet.
www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav062002a.shtml
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