Jan 05 Afghan Assembly Overcomes Disputes to Adopt Constitution By PBS News Hour Afghanistan's constitutional assembly overcame weeks of bitter disagreements and debate when it voted Sunday to approve a new charter that aims to establish a democratic government in the country formerly ruled by the Taliban. Continue reading
Jan 01 Afghan Leaders Delay Vote on New Constitution By PBS News Hour Delegates to the Afghan loya jirga put off consideration of a draft constitution after those opposed to interim leader Hamid Karzai boycotted efforts to vote on key provisions of the charter for the war-torn nation's first post-Taliban government. Continue reading