Afghanistan

Constitutional Decisions Delayed

The coordinating committee has yet to finish its work on 38 of the 160 articles that will make up Afghanistan’s new constitution.

Delegate Profile: Deputy Chairman, Mirwais Yasini

Jihadi Groups Win Key Constitutional Points

Villagers: High Hopes but Few Specifics

Every Word Has a Special Significance

The inclusion of the word ‘resistance’ in the preamble of the proposed constitution triggers heated, and sometimes violent, debates.

Outspoken Joya in Defiant Mood

Joya Speech Breaks Wall of Silence

Provincial Election Trouble

Pro-Constitution Demos

Jihadi Presence Questioned

The selected delegate list includes many of the jihadi leaders who fought first the Soviets and then each other in Afghanistan's 23 years of war.