The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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local long form: Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan

      Government type:

       transitional

      Capital:

       Kabul

      Administrative divisions:

       32 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis,

       Baghlan, Balkh, Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand,

       Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khowst, Konar, Kondoz,

       Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Nurestan, Oruzgan, Paktia,

       Paktika, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, and Zabol

      Independence:

       19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)

      National holiday:

       Independence Day, 19 August (1919)

      Constitution:

       the Bonn Agreement called for a Loya Jirga (Grand Council) to be

       convened within 18 months of the establishment of the Transitional

       Authority to draft a new constitution for the country; the basis for

       the next constitution is the 1964 Constitution, according to the

       Bonn Agreement

      Legal system:

       the Bonn Agreement calls for a judicial commission to rebuild the

       justice system in accordance with Islamic principles, international

       standards, the rule of law, and Afghan legal traditions

      Suffrage:

       NA; previously males 15–50 years of age

      Executive branch:

       note: following the Taliban's refusal to hand over Usama bin LADIN

       to the US for his suspected involvement in the 11 September 2001

       terrorist attacks in the US, a US-led international coalition was

       formed; after several weeks of aerial bombardment by coalition

       forces and military action on the ground, including Afghan

       opposition forces, the Taliban was ousted from power on 17 November

       2001; in December 2001, a number of prominent Afghans met under UN

       auspices in Bonn, Germany, to decide on a plan for governing the

       country; as a result, the Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) - made up

       of 30 members, headed by a chairman - was inaugurated on 22 December

       2001 with a six-month mandate to be followed by a two-year

       Transitional Authority (TA), after which elections are to be held;

       the structure of the follow-on TA was announced on 10 June 2002,

       when the Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) convened establishing the

       Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (TISA), which has 18

       months to hold a Loya Jirga to adopt a constitution and 24 months to

       hold nationwide elections

       chief of state: President of the TISA, Hamid KARZAI (since 10 June

       2002); note - presently the president and head of government

       head of government: President of the TISA, Hamid KARZAI (since 10

       June 2002); note - presently the president and head of government

       cabinet: the 30-member TISA

       elections: nationwide elections are to be held by June 2004,

       according to the Bonn Agreement

      Legislative branch:

       nonfunctioning as of June 1993

      Judicial branch:

       the Bonn Agreement called for the establishment of a Supreme Court;

       there is also a Minister of Justice

      Political parties and leaders:

       NA; note - political parties in Afghanistan are in flux and many

       prominent players have plans to create new parties; the Transitional

       Islamic State of Afghanistan (TISA) is headed by President Hamid

       KARZAI; the TISA is a coalition government formed of leaders from

       across the Afghan political spectrum; there are also several

       political factions not holding positions in the Transitional

       government that are forming new groups and parties in the hopes of

       participating in 2004 elections

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       NA; note - ministries formed under the Transitional Islamic State

       of Afghanistan (TISA) include former influential Afghans, diaspora

       members, and former political leaders

      International organization participation:

       AsDB, CP, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GUUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt,

       ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOM

       (observer), ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,

       UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: ambassador Seyyed Tayeb JAWAD

       chancery: 2341 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

       FAX: 202–483-6487

       consulate(s) general: New York

       telephone: 202–483-6410

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Robert Patrick John FINN; note -

       embassy in Kabul reopened 16 December 2001, following closure in

       January 1989

       embassy: Great Masood Road, Kabul

       mailing address: 6180 Kabul Place, Dulles, VA 20189–6180

       telephone: [93] (2) 290002, 290005, 290154

       FAX: 00932290153

      Flag description:

       three equal vertical bands of black (hoist), red, and green, with a

       gold emblem centered on the red band; the emblem features a

       temple-like structure encircled by a wreath on the left and right

       and by a bold Islamic inscription above

      Economy Afghanistan

      Economy - overview:

       Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked country, highly

       dependent on foreign aid, farming and livestock raising (sheep and

       goats), and trade with neighboring countries. Economic

       considerations have played second fiddle to political and military

       upheavals during more than two decades of war, including the nearly

       10-year Soviet military occupation (which ended 15 February 1989).

       During that conflict, one-third of the population fled the country,

       with Pakistan and Iran sheltering a combined peak of 4 to 6 million

       refugees. Gross domestic product has fallen substantially over the

       past 20 years because of the loss of labor and capital and the

       disruption of trade and transport; severe drought added to the

      


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