THE US SPECIAL ENVOY TO AFGHANISTAN HAS BACKED THE RIGHT OF THE LOYA J...

World | June 18, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

The US special envoy to Afghanistan has backed the right of the loya jirga or grand assembly to have the final say on key cabinet posts. Zalmay Khalilzad said this was a requirement under last year's Bonn agreement, and the international community would insist on it. The newly-confirmed head of state, Hamid Karzai, has now asked for an extra day in which to put his nominees to the assembly.

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