Afghanistan Communist In Rule
US and Coalition 2001
The five-year rule of the Taliban came to an official end as the last Afghan province slipped from their control. ... President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo met with President Bush and the Secretaries of State and Defense, who promised to supply the Philippines with $92.3 million in military equipment. She also sought economic aid and the opening of U.S. markets to Filipino products. President Bush would consider adding the Communist New People’s Army and various Muslim insurgent groups to the list of terrorist organizations whose assets would be frozen. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: U.S., Japan and Saudi Arabia Launch Rebuilding of Afghan Highway
36 years ago the work of repaving the Kabul to Qandahar to Herat road was finished and Afghans were able to move speedily between these three important cities. America played a major role in the building of that road too. Unfortunately, the Afghans only had a little over a decade to enjoy the benefits of the highway before the country was plunged into its long desperate night. Foreign invasion and interference, communist rule, neglect, and yes, the bitter and merciless fighting of civil war destroyed the road and the country. ... [Read More]
Afghanistan
The Government did not ban any political parties, other than the Taliban; however, the Supreme Court banned communists from forming a political party because it alleged that communists were atheists. The Ministry of Justice courted claims of selective discrimination because it avoided registering the National Unity Party, whose leaders were former communists, although the party met all legal requirements for registration. During the year, approximately 40 accredited political parties registered with the Ministry of Justice and began preparing for national elections. ... [Read More]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan made significant progress in establishing its institutions of democracy and governance; however, during the second year of its transition, reconstruction and recovery from the 23 years of civil war was the central focus of activity, and numerous problems remained. The Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (TISA) continued to govern the country and began the task of drafting a new constitution, overseeing the formation of a national army, and of preparing for elections in 2004. In June 2002, the Emergency Loya Jirga (ELJ), a gathering of Afghan representatives from throughout the country called for by the 2001 Bonn Agreement, elected Hamid Karzai as President of the TISA. President Karzai subsequently formed a 30-member cabinet including a broad ethnic representation and 2 female members. Some major provincial centers were under the control of regional commanders. With some significant exceptions, these commanders acknowledged the ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - Near East and North Africa
U.S. Department of State______________________________________________________ The State Department does not guarantee the authenticity of documents on the Internet. If for legal or other reasons you require the original version of a document in hard copy, please contact the Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public Affairs. Note that State Department information is not copyrighted unless indicated and can be reproduced without consent. Citation of source is appreciated. Permission to reproduce any copyrighted material (including photos or graphics) must be obtained from the original source.______________________________________________________BACKGROUND NOTES: AFGHANISTANPUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC AFFAIRSU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEJULY 1994Official Name: Islamic State of AfghanistanPROFILEGeographyArea: 648,000 sq. km. (252,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Texas. Cities (1993 est.): Capital--Kabul (est. 800,000). Other cit ... [Read More]
Road to Democracy: Afghan Elections
Asians have proven that modernization isn't the same thing as Westernization.... We Americans came to such ideals through our European heritage, but Asians came to the same ideals through their own heritages in the their own ways.... And today the ideas of democracy, of market economics, of human freedom, of the dignity of men and women, all within the rule of law — these are very powerful, beyond any physical scale; so powerful that they are setting roots in Asian countries with past political forms as diverse as South Korea's military government and Mongolia's communist rule. Free and Not Free >>>> [Read More]
Afghanistan (04/05)
In 1747, Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of what is known today as Afghanistan, established his rule. A Pashtun, Durrani was elected king by a tribal council after the assassination of the Persian ruler Nadir Shah at Khabushan in the same year. Throughout his reign, Durrani consolidated chieftainships, petty principalities, and fragmented provinces into one country. His rule extended from Mashad in the west to Kashmir and Delhi in the east, and from the Amu Darya (Oxus) River in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south. ... [Read More]
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