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Essay on Current Events In Afghanistan
The current story of Afghanistan is of war and civil conflict after the Soviet invasion, but the soviets were forced to withdraw a decade later by anti Communist mujahidin forces supplied and trained by the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and other allies. The Communist regime in Kabul fought on until fading in 1992. Fighting afterward exploded among the various mujahidin groups, giving rise to a condition of warlordism that ultimately produced the Taliban.
Backed by foreign sponsors, the Taliban developed as a political force and ultimately seized power in 1996. They were able to capture most of the country, except the area under Northern Alliance strongholds mainly in the northeast. Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and Northern Alliance military action removed the Taliban. In late 2001, key leaders from the Afghan opposition groups and diaspora met in Bonn, Germany, and agreed on a plan for the formulation of a new government structure that resulted in the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as Chairman of the Afghan Interim Authority.
The AIA held a nationwide Loya Jirga (afghan grand assembly) and Karzai was elected as the President by secret ballot of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (TISA). The TISA marked the one year anniversary of the fall of the Taliban. The midway Authority convened a Constitutional Loya Jirga from 14 December 2003 until 4 January 2004 and ended with the approval of a new constitution.
The constitution was signed on 16 January 2004 and highlights a strong executive branch, a moderate role for Islam, and basic protections for human rights. TISA's next task is to hold nationwide elections by June 2004, according to the Bonn Agreement timeline, but these may be delayed due to election preparations. National elections would formally dissolve the Transitional Authority and establish the Government of Afghanistan under the new constitution....
