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Afghanistan Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/afghanistan/afghanistan_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code AF Government type transitional government National capital Kabul Administrative divisions
30 provinces (velayat, singular - velayat); Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan,
Balkh, Bamian, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghowr, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabol,
Kandahar, Kapisa, Konar, Kondoz, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Oruzgan,
Paktia, Paktika, Parvan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Vardak, Zabol
Independence 19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs) National holiday Victory of the Muslim Nation, 28 April; Remembrance Day for Martyrs and Disabled, 4 May; Independence Day, 19 August Constitution none Legal system a new legal system has not been adopted but all factions tacitly agree they will follow Shari'a (Islamic law) Suffrage undetermined; previously males 15-50 years of age Executive branch
on 27 September 1996, the ruling members of the Afghan Government were
displaced by members of the Islamic Taliban movement; the Islamic State of
Afghanistan has no functioning government at this time, and the country remains
divided among fighting factions
Legislative branch non-functioning as of June 1993 Judicial branch non-functioning as of March 1995, although there are local Shari'a (Islamic law) courts throughout the country Political parties and leaders Taliban (Religious Students Movement), Mohammad OMAR; United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan [comprised of Jumbesh-i-Melli Islami (National Islamic Movement), Abdul Rashid DOSTAM; Jamiat-i-Islami (Islamic Society), Burhanuddin RABBANI and Ahmad Shah MASOOD; and Hizbi Wahdat-Khalili faction (Islamic Unity Party), Abdul Karim KHALILI]; other smaller parties are Hizbi Islami-Gulbuddin (Islamic Party), Gulbuddin HIKMATYAR faction; Hizbi Islami-Khalis (Islamic Party), Yunis KHALIS faction; Ittihad-i-Islami Barai Azadi Afghanistan (Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan), Abdul Rasul SAYYAF; Harakat-Inqilab-i-Islami (Islamic Revolutionary Movement), Mohammad Nabi MOHAMMADI; Jabha-i-Najat-i-Milli Afghanistan (Afghanistan National Liberation Front), Sibghatullah MOJADDEDI; Mahaz-i-Milli-Islami (National Islamic Front), Sayed Ahamad GAILANI; Hizbi Wahdat-Akbari faction (Islamic Unity Party), Mohammad Akbar AKBARI; Harakat-i-Islami (Islamic Movement), Mohammed Asif MOHSENI Political pressure groups and leaders tribal elders represent traditional Pashtun leadership; Afghan refugees in Pakistan, Australia, US, and elsewhere have organized politically; Peshawar, Pakistan-based groups such as the Coordination Council for National Unity and Understanding in Afghanistan (CUNUA), Ishaq GAILANI; Writers Union of Free Afghanistan (WUFA), A. Rasul AMIN; Mellat (Social Democratic Party), leader NA International organization participation AsDB, CP, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US the US embassy in Kabul has been closed since January 1989 due to security concerns Flag description
three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a
gold emblem centered on the three bands; the emblem features a temple-like
structure with Islamic inscriptions above and below, encircled by a wreath
on the left and right and by a bolder Islamic inscription above, all of which
are encircled by two crossed scimitars
NOTE: The information regarding Afghanistan on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Afghanistan Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afghanistan Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |