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House of the People (Afghanistan)

Index House of the People (Afghanistan)

The House of the People or Wolesi Jirga (مجلس نمایندگان افغانستان, د افغانستان ولسي جرگه) abbreviated WJ, is the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the upper House of Elders. [1]

110 relations: Abbas Noyan, Abdul Bagi Baryal, Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi, Abdul Salam Rocketi, Afghan Interim Administration, Afghan National Army, Afghan parliamentary election, 2010, Afghan presidential election, 2009, Afghanistan, Ahmad Behzad, Ahmad Shah Khan Asakzai, Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shulgari, Alam Gul Kuchi, Alami Balkhi, Ali Akbar Qasimi, Ali Mohammad, Ameer Lali, Amir Khan Sabri, Anwar Khan Auriakhel, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Badakhshan Province, Bicameralism, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Cabinet of Afghanistan, Democracy Now!, Esmatullah Muhabat, Farah Province, Fariba Ahmadi Kakar, Fauzia Gailani, Fazlullah Mujadedi, Ghazni, Ghazni Province, Gul Haar Jalal, Habibullah Jan, Hajji, Hameedullah Khan Tokhi, Hamid Karzai, Hanif Shah al-Hussaini, Herat Province, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, Hezbi Islami, House of Elders (Afghanistan), International Conference on Afghanistan, Bonn (2001), International Institute for Strategic Studies, Ishaq Gailani, Jamiat-e Islami, Jamil Karzai, Kabul, Kabul Province, Kandahar Province, ..., Kevin Sack, Khalid Pashtoon, Khost Province, Khyal Mohammad Mohammad Khan, Kochi people, Kunar Province, Laghman Province, List of heads of state of Afghanistan, List of legislatures by country, Logar Province, Lower house, Loya jirga, Madrasa, Malalai Joya, Malalai Shinwari, Malali Ishaqzai, Mawlawi (Islamic title), Mirwais Yasini, Mohammad Alim Qarar, Mohammad Arif Noorzai, Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy, Mullah, Nangarhar Province, National Assembly (Afghanistan), Naval Postgraduate School, Niyaz Mohammad Amiri, Nur ul-Haq Ulumi, Obaidullah (Kandahar politician), Pacha Khan Zadran, Paktia Province, Panjshir Province, Politics of Afghanistan, Rahila Bibi Kobra Alamshahi, Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, Sahib Rahman, Sahira Sharif, Saleh Mohammad Registani, Sayed Durahman, Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy, Sayed Mohmood Hasamuddeen Al-Gailani, Sayyad Mohammad, Shah Gul Rezai, Shahzada Shahid, Shakiba Hashemi, Shujaul Mulik, Shukria Barakzai, Single non-transferable vote, Soviet–Afghan War, Strategic Insights, Sufism, Taliban, The McClatchy Company, Toorpekai, Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, USA Today, Warlord, Yunus Qanuni, Zabul Province, Zahera Ahmadyar Mawlayee, Zefnoon Safai. Expand index (60 more) »

Abbas Noyan

Engineer Abbas Noyan (عباس نویان) is a citizen of Afghanistan and a former representative to the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its national legislature.

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Abdul Bagi Baryal

Abdul Bagi Baryal came to serve to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Meshrano Jirga, the upper house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi

Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi (عبدالقیوم سجادی) was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Abdul Salam Rocketi

Mullah Abdul Salam Rocketi (born 1958, Naw Bahar District, Zabul Province) is a former Mujahideen "freedom fighter" and Taliban military commander who renounced his allegiance to run for the Parliament of Afghanistan in 2005, and for the Presidency in 2009.

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Afghan Interim Administration

The Afghan Interim Administration (AIA), also known as the Afghan Interim Authority, was the first administration of Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime and was the highest authority of the country from 22 December 2001 until 13 July 2002.

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Afghan National Army

The Afghan National Army (ANA) is the land warfare branch of the Afghan Armed Forces.

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Afghan parliamentary election, 2010

The Afghan parliamentary election, 2010 to elect members of the House of the People (Wolesi Jirga) took place on 18 September 2010.

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Afghan presidential election, 2009

Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 20 August 2009.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari:, Pashto: Afġānistān, Dari: Afġānestān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.

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Ahmad Behzad

Ahmad Behzad (احمد بهزاد) is the 2nd deputy of the Afghanistan Parliament.

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Ahmad Shah Khan Asakzai

Hajji Ahmad Shah Khan Asakzai احمد شاه خان اچکزی was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shulgari

Al-Haj Mamur Abdul Jabar Shilgari was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Alam Gul Kuchi

Hajji Alam Gul Kuchi is an Afghan politician, the parliamentary representative of the Kuchi nomads in the Wolesi Jirga.

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Alami Balkhi

Sayed Hussain Alami Balkhi most known as Alami Balkhi is a citizen of Afghanistan and a former representative to the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its national legislature.

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Ali Akbar Qasimi

Ali Akbar Qasimi was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Ali Mohammad

Hajji Ali Mohammad is a politician representing Logar Province in the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Afghanistan's national legislature.

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Ameer Lali

Hajji Ameer Lali امیر لالی was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Amir Khan Sabri

Hajji Amir Khan Sabri was elected to represent Khost Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Anwar Khan Auriakhel

Anwar Khan Auriakhel is a citizen of Afghanistan and a former representative to the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its national legislature.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) founded in 1929 is Australia's national broadcaster, funded by the Australian Federal Government but specifically independent of Government and politics in the Commonwealth.

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Badakhshan Province

Badakhshan Province (بدخشان ولایت Badaxšān wilāyat and Velâyat-e Badakhšân) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the farthest northeastern part of the country between Tajikistan and northern Pakistan.

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Bicameralism

A bicameral legislature divides the legislators into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses.

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Burhanuddin Rabbani

Burhānuddīn Rabbānī (Persian/Pashto: برهان‌ الدین رباني; b. 20 September 1940, d. 20 September 2011) was an Afghan politician who served as President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996 (de jure until 2001).

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Cabinet of Afghanistan

The Cabinet of Afghanistan is made of the heads of all the government ministries.

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Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is an hour-long American TV, radio and internet news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González.

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Esmatullah Muhabat

Esmatullah Muhabat was elected to the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Afghanistan's National Assembly in 2005.

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Farah Province

Farah (Pashto/Persian: فراه) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the western part of the country next to Iran.

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Fariba Ahmadi Kakar

Fariba Ahmadi Kakar (فریبا احمدی کاکر) was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Fauzia Gailani

Fauzia Gailani was elected to represent Herat Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Fazlullah Mujadedi

Fazlullah Mujadedi (فضل الله مجددی) also spelled as (Mujaddedi Mujaddidi Mojadeddi Mujadidi) is a Tajik politician in Afghanistan, currently serving as Governor of Takhar Province.

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Ghazni

Ghazni (Pashto/Persian) or Ghaznai, also historically known as Ghaznin or Ghazna, is a city in Afghanistan with a population of nearly 150,000 people.

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Ghazni Province

Ghazni (غزنی; غزني) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southeastern part of the country.

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Gul Haar Jalal

Gul Haar Jalal was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Habibullah Jan

Habibullah Jan was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Hajji

Hajji (sometimes spelled Hadji, Haji, Alhaji, Al hage, Al hag or El-Hajj) is a title which is originally given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca.

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Hameedullah Khan Tokhi

Hameedullah Khan Tokhi was elected to represent Zabul Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai, (Pashto/حامد کرزی, born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan politician who was the leader of Afghanistan from 22 December 2001 to 29 September 2014, originally as an interim leader and then as President for almost ten years, from 7 December 2004 to 2014.

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Hanif Shah al-Hussaini

Mawlawi Hanif Shah al-Hussaini was elected to represent Khost Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Herat Province

Herat (persian/Dari: هرات) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the western part of the country.

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Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin

The Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (حزب اسلامی گلبدین; abbreviated HIG), also referred to as Hezb-e-Islami or Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), is an Afghan political party and former militia, founded and led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

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Hezbi Islami

Hezbi Islami (also Hezb-e Islami, Hezb-i-Islami, Hezbi-Islami, Hezb-e-Islami), meaning Islamic Party is an Islamist organization that was commonly known for fighting the Communist Government of Afghanistan and their close ally the Soviet Union.

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House of Elders (Afghanistan)

The House of Elders or Mesherano Jirga (مشرانو جرگه), is the upper house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the lower House of the People (Wolesi Jirga).

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International Conference on Afghanistan, Bonn (2001)

After Operation Enduring Freedom in which the Taliban government was toppled in Afghanistan, in December 2001, the German city of Bonn hosted a conference of Afghan leaders at Hotel Petersberg, to choose the leader of an Afghan Interim Authority – widely known as the Bonn Conference.

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International Institute for Strategic Studies

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a British research institute (or think tank) in the area of international affairs.

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Ishaq Gailani

Pir Ishaq Gailani (born 1954) is a member of Afghanistan's national legislature, the Wolesi Jirga.

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Jamiat-e Islami

Jamayat-E-Islami (also rendered as Jamiat-e-Islami and Jamiati Islami; جمعیت اسلامی افغانستان; "Islamic Society"), sometimes shortened to Jamiat, is a Muslim political party in Afghanistan.

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Jamil Karzai

Jamil Karzai was elected to represent Kabul Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Kabul

Kabul (کابل) is the capital of Afghanistan and its largest city, located in the eastern section of the country.

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Kabul Province

Kābul (translit, translit), situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan.

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Kandahar Province

Kandahar (کندھار; قندهار) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southern part of the country next to Pakistan.

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Kevin Sack

Kevin Sack, an American journalist, is a senior reporter for The New York Times.

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Khalid Pashtoon

Khalid Pashtoon was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Khost Province

Khost (خوست, خوست) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of Afghanistan.

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Khyal Mohammad Mohammad Khan

Engineer Mohammad Mohammad Khan was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Kochi people

Kochis or Kuchis (from the Persian word: کوچ koch; meaning "migration") are Afghan nomads primarily from the Ghilji tribal confederacy.

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Kunar Province

Kunar (کونړ, کنر) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country.

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Laghman Province

Laghman (Pashto/Persian: لغمان) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country.

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List of heads of state of Afghanistan

This article lists the heads of state of Afghanistan since the foundation of the first Afghan state, the Hotak Empire, in 1709.

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List of legislatures by country

This is a list of legislatures by country.

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Logar Province

Logar (Pashto/لوگر) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern section of the country.

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Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.

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Loya jirga

In the Pashtunwali, a code of laws of the Pashtun peoples living in areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan and neighboring countries, loya jirga (لويه جرګه, "grand assembly") is a special type of jirga that is mainly organized for choosing a new head of state in case of sudden death, adopting a new constitution, or to settle national or regional issue such as war.

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Madrasa

Madrasa (مدرسة,, pl. مدارس) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious (of any religion), and whether a school, college, or university.

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Malalai Joya

Malalai Joya (Pashto ملالۍ جویا) (born April 25, 1978) is an activist, writer, and a former politician from Afghanistan.

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Malalai Shinwari

Malalai Shinwari (ملالی شینوارۍ) is a member of the Wolesi Jirga for Kabul Province, Afghanistan.

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Malali Ishaqzai

Malali Ishaqzai was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Mawlawi (Islamic title)

Mawlawi (مولوی; also spelled Maulvi, Moulvi, and Mawlvi) is an honorific Islamic religious title given to Muslim religious scholars or Ulema preceding their names, similar to the titles Maulana, Mullah, or Shaykh.

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Mirwais Yasini

Mirwais Yasini میرویس یاسینی (born 1962) is the current First Deputy Speaker of the Lower House of the Afghan Parliament.

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Mohammad Alim Qarar

Engineer Mohammad Alim Qarar is a member of the Wolesi Jirga for Laghman Province, Afghanistan.

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Mohammad Arif Noorzai

Mohammad Arif Noorzai (born 1959) was a former minister of Border and Tribe Affairs for Afghanistan.

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Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy

Mohammad Daoud Sultanzoy (1952 - 22 October 2015) is an Afghan presenter and politician elected to represent Ghazni Province in Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Mullah

Mullah (ملا, Molla, ملا / Mollâ, Molla, মোল্লা) is derived from the Arabic word مَوْلَى mawlā, meaning "vicar", "master" and "guardian".

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Nangarhar Province

Nangarhār (ننګرهار; ننگرهار) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country.

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National Assembly (Afghanistan)

The National Assembly (ملی شورا Mili Shura, شورای ملی Shura-i Milli), also known as the Afghan Parliament, is Afghanistan's national legislature.

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Naval Postgraduate School

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is a graduate school operated by the United States Navy.

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Niyaz Mohammad Amiri

Hajji Niyaz Mohammad Amiri was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Nur ul-Haq Ulumi

Nur ul-Haq Ulumi (sometimes spelt Noorolhagh Oloumi, or Noorulhaq Olumi) (born 15 August 1941) is an Afghan politician, who served as a Member of the House of the People from 2005 to 2010 representing Kandahar.

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Obaidullah (Kandahar politician)

Obaidullah was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005. A report on Kandahar prepared at the Navy Postgraduate School stated he was a high school graduate, that he served on the Economic committee, and that there was a controversy in his election. One of the two vice-presidential running mates of Abdul Majid Samim, during Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential election, was named Obaidullah.

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Pacha Khan Zadran

Pacha Khan Zadran (پاچا خان ځدراڼ) is a militia leader and a politician in the southeast of Afghanistan.

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Paktia Province

Paktia (پکتيا – Paktyā) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country.

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Panjshir Province

Panjshir (پنجشیر, literally "Five Lions", also spelled as Panjsher) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country.

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Politics of Afghanistan

The politics of Afghanistan consists of the council of ministers, provincial governors and the national assembly, with a president serving as the head of state and commander-in-chief of the Afghan Armed Forces.

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Rahila Bibi Kobra Alamshahi

Rahila Bibi Kobra Alamshahi was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan

The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) (Persian:جمعیت انقلابی زنان افغانستان, Jamiyat-e Enqelābi-ye Zanān-e Afghānestān, Pashto:د افغانستان د ښڅو انقلابی جمعیت) is a women's organization based in Quetta, Pakistan, that promotes women's rights and secular democracy.

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Sahib Rahman

Al-Haj Sahib Rahman was elected to represent Kunar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Sahira Sharif

Sahira Sharif (also spelled Saira Sharif) is an Afghan politicians who was elected to represent Khost Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Saleh Mohammad Registani

Saleh Mohammad Registani (born 1963 is a Persian author and Afghan politician from Panjsher. He is an ethnic Tajik. During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Registani joined Ahmad Shah Massoud's forces. In the late 1990s he was appointed as the military attaché of the ousted-Rabbani government to Dushanbe, Tajkistan. After the fall of the Taliban, he was appointed as the military attache to Moscow, Russia, where he served till 2004. During the parliamentary elections of 2005, he was elected as the only male representative of the Panjsher province to Afghanistan's House of Representatives or Wolesi Jirga, where he has been serving till now. He is the author of at least one book in the Persian language Massoud: Shaheed Raahe Sulh wa Azadi.

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Sayed Durahman

Sayed Durahman is a member of the Wolesi Jirga for Lagham Province, Afghanistan.

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Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy

Major General Sayed Muhammad Gulabzoi (born 1951) is an Afghan politician.

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Sayed Mohmood Hasamuddeen Al-Gailani

Sayed Mahmood Husamuddeen Al-Gailani was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Sayyad Mohammad

Mullah Sayyad Mohammad was selected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Meshrano Jirga, the upper house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Shah Gul Rezai

Shah Gul Rezai (شاه گل رضایی) was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Shahzada Shahid

Mawlawi Shahzada Shahid was elected to represent Kunar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Shakiba Hashemi

Shakiba Matin Hashemi is an Afghani politician who was elected to represent Kandahar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Shujaul Mulik

Shujaul Mulik was elected to represent Kunar Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Shukria Barakzai

Shukria Barakzai (شکريه بارکزۍ) is an Afghan politician, journalist and a prominent Muslim feminist.

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Single non-transferable vote

Single non-transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi-member constituency elections.

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Soviet–Afghan War

The Soviet–Afghan War lasted over nine years, from December 1979 to February 1989.

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Strategic Insights

Strategic Insights was a monthly electronic journal produced by the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

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Sufism

Sufism, or Taṣawwuf (personal noun: ṣūfiyy / ṣūfī, mutaṣawwuf), variously defined as "Islamic mysticism",Martin Lings, What is Sufism? (Lahore: Suhail Academy, 2005; first imp. 1983, second imp. 1999), p.15 "the inward dimension of Islam" or "the phenomenon of mysticism within Islam",Massington, L., Radtke, B., Chittick, W. C., Jong, F. de, Lewisohn, L., Zarcone, Th., Ernst, C, Aubin, Françoise and J.O. Hunwick, “Taṣawwuf”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, edited by: P. Bearman, Th.

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Taliban

The Taliban (طالبان "students"), alternatively spelled Taleban, which refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), is a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan currently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within that country.

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The McClatchy Company

The McClatchy Company is a publicly traded American publishing company based in Sacramento, California.

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Toorpekai

Toorpekai was elected to represent Zabul Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan

The Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (TISA), also known as the Afghan Transitional Authority, was the name of a temporary administration of Afghanistan put in place by the loya jirga of June 2002.

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USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

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Warlord

A warlord is a leader able to exercise military, economic, and political control over a subnational territory within a sovereign state due to their ability to mobilize loyal armed forces.

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Yunus Qanuni

Yunus Qanuni (یونس قانونی, born 1957) is an Afghan politician who was Vice President of Afghanistan.

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Zabul Province

Zabul (Persian and زابل) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the south of the country.

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Zahera Ahmadyar Mawlayee

Hajji Zahera Ahmadyar Mawlayee was elected to represent Ghazni Province in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of its National Legislature, in 2005.

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Zefnoon Safai

Zefnoon Safai was elected to the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Afghanistan's National Assembly in 2005.

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Afghan House of the People, Jaargah e Mardumi, Wolesa Jirga, Wolesi Jirga, Wolesi Jirgah.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_People_(Afghanistan)

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