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In December 2001, in the midst of the US-led rout of the
Taliban, the United Nations brokered the so-called Bonn
Agreement – named for the city where the agreement
was signed – creating a roadmap for the development of
a new government in Afghanistan. Central to the process laid
out in the agreement was the convening of an Emergency Loya
Jirga, or traditional Afghan Grand Council.
Participants in the Bonn talks selected a Special
Independent Commission for the Convening of the Emergency
Loya Jirga, which was given final authority for determining
the procedures and number of participants in the Loya Jirga.
Per the Commission's plan, some 1,500 delegates were sent
to the Loya Jirga on June 10.
The Loya Jirga elected Hamid Karzai June 13 to head the Transitional
Government it had been called on to create. Six days later,
at the closing of the Loya Jirga, Karzai announced the makeup
of his
cabinet.
Here, EurasiaNet presents news, analysis and key documents
and background material about the mid-June Loya Jirga and
the Transitional Government it helped create.
A leading expert on Afghanistan cautioned April 11 that Afghanistan’s
attempt to draft a new constitution could prove a "meaningless
exercise" without concurrent efforts to improve security in
the country’s provinces.
Officials in Afghanistan’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs are
treading cautiously as they seek to promote gender equality
while respecting deeply entrenched cultural traditions. The
main thrust of the ministry’s work is reaching out to women
in rural regions, where many have had little contact with
the outside world.
UN
Security Council Extends Afghan Mission Mandate, While Expressing
Fresh Security Concerns
Todd Diamond: 4/02/03
Karzai
Cautions Bush: Afghanistan’s Reconstruction Far From Complete
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 2/27/03
Afghan-Pakistani
Tension Prompts Kabul To Develop New Trade Routes
Ahmed Rashid: 1/24/03
Jockeying
for Influence, Neighbors Undermine Afghan Pact
Ahmed Rashid: 1/15/03
Karzai
Mounts Anti-Warlord Campaign in Afghanistan
Ahmed Rashid: 1/03/03
Promising
an Army, Afghan President Faces Immediate Threats
A EurasiaNet Commentary by Ardeshir Moaveni: 12/11/02
Afghan
Defense Official Looks Warily Westward
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 12/06/02
US
Officials Prepare New Campaign for Afghan Security
Ahmed Rashid: 12/03/02
Afghan
President Maintains Focus on Reconstruction
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 10/01/02
Masood’s
Image Looms Large in Afghanistan
A EurasiaNet Photo Essay by Ed Grazda: 8/16/02
United
States Faces Fault Lines in Building Afghan Army
Ahmed Rashid: 7/26/02
Afghan
Politician’s Murder Touches Off Political Discord
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 7/10/02
Assassination,
Bombing Incident in Afghanistan Pose Severe Political Challenge
for Karzai's Leadership
Ahmed Rashid: 7/8/02
As
Jalalabad Mourns, Qadir’s Legacy Remains Unfixed
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 7/8/02
Violence
Thwarts Northern Afghan City’s Rehabilitation
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 7/01/02
Northern Afghan Warlord Comments on Regional
Violence
A Q&A with Adbul Rashid Dostum
Conducted by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/27/02
Karzai Grapples with Appointment of Women's
Affairs Minister in Afghanistan
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/25/02
New Afghan Cabinet Configuration Source of
Discontent for Many Pashtuns
Ahmed Rashid: 6/24/02
Afghanistan Needs a Parliament - Western Leader
A EurasiaNet Q& A with Ismail Khan
Conducted by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/24/02
Qanooni's Rejection Ends Afghan Council on a Bumpy
Note
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/20/02
Turkey Raises Profile with New Afghanistan
Role
Mevlut Katik: 6/20/02
Former Anti-Taliban Commander Stresses Ethnic
Harmony
Q&A with Haji Abdul Qadir
Conducted by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/19/02
Surprise Deals Mulled at Afghan Council
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/18/02
Afghan Council Stalls As Karzai Asserts Authority
6/17/02
Divisive Debate Mutes Karzai's Anti-Warlord
Agenda
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/14/02
Afghan Women Find Political Voice
Halima Kazem: 6/14/02
As Expected, Karzai to Lead Afghan Transitional
Government
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/13/02
Departing Afghan Interior Minister Won't Seek
New Government Post
Q&A with Yunus Qanooni
Conducted by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/14/02
Lack of Foreign Support Could Thwart Afghan Progress:
Experts
6/13/02
Accusations of American Meddling Mar Afghan
Council
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/12/02
Amid Calls for Unity, Afghans Contend with
Stubborn Factionalism
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/11/02
Uncertainty Hovers Over Loya Jirga
Ahmed Rashid: 6/10/02
Former King Deflects Political Controversy as Afghan
Vote Waits
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/10/02
Suspicion and Protest Mark Run-Up to Afghan
Grand Council
Camelia Enkhetabi-Fard: 6/7/02
Emergency
Loya Jirga: Strength in Numbers?
Halima Kazem: 6/5/02
Polished
Commission Chairman Prepares for Historic Afghan Vote
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 6/3/02
Iranian
Leader Plans Visit To Afghanistan
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 5/24/02
Afghan
Interior Minister "Ready to Open Up Cabinet Position"
A Q&A with Yunus Qanooni
Conducted by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 5/22/02
Afghan
Women Emerge as Elections Take Place
Ahmed Rashid: 5/20/02
Civil
Society Returns to Herat
A EurasiaNet Commentary by Ahmed Rashid:
5/16/02
In
Peshawar, Warning Signs for Afghan Peace
Camelia Enkhetabi-Fard: 5/13/02
Abdullah
Awaits an Uncertain Political Future
Camelia Enkhetabi-Fard: 5/7/02
Expert:
Security Gaps Threaten Afghan Stability
4/30/02
Reconstruction
Money "Extremely Slow" to Reach Afghanistan
Todd Diamond: 4/25/02
"More
Important Than a Position in the Government Is Keeping the
Peace"
A Q&A with Afghan Deputy Defense
Minister Abdul Rashid Dostum
Conducted by Camelia Enkhetabi-Fard: 4/24/02
Afghans
Thrill, for One Day at Least, at King's Return
Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 4/19/02
Uncertainty
Awaits Exiled Former King in Kabul
Ahmed Rashid: 4/17/02
Influential
Afghan Leader Hopeful on Loya Jirga Prospects
A Q&A with Burhanuddin Rabbani
Conducted by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 4/15/02
Washington
Fears for Karzai's Future
Ariel Cohen: 4/9/02
Interior
Minister Discusses Investigation Process Surrounding Alleged
Coup
A Q&A with Yunus Qanooni
Conducted by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 4/9/02
Alleged
Afghan Conspirator Denies Coup Attempt
A Q&A with Wahidullah Sabauon
Conducted by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard: 4/8/02
UN Security Council Poised To Create New
Civilian Mission for Afghanistan
Todd Diamond: 3/28/02
Timetable
on Loya Jirga Leaves Little Room for Dithering
Ron Synovitz: 4/1/02
Security Concerns Mount in Afghanistan as
Country Enters Critical Reconstruction Phase
Ahmed Rashid: 3/14/02
Top
International Officials Comment on Afghanistan's Security
Challenges
3/14/02
USAID
Administrator Says Afghanistan's Reconstruction Challenges
Bigger Than Originally Believed
Katherine Guckenberger: 3/5/02
UN
Hesitant to Tackle Afghan Peacekeeping Mission Dilemma
Todd Diamond: 2/28/02
Karzai:
Afghanistan Needs Foreign Stabilization Force "For as
Long as Necessary"
A Q&A with Hamid Karzai: 2/7/02
Two
Reports on Afghanistan's Reconstruction Raise Concern About
Future Stability
1/10/02
UN
Scrambles to Prepare for New Afghan Government
Todd Diamond: 12/20/01
Hamid
Karzai Moves from Lightweight to Heavyweight in Afghan Politics
Ahmed Rashid: 12/10/01
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