• Few points of Afghanistan´s new constitution law
  • Afghanistan is an Islamic republic with Islam as its "sacred religion";
  • Followers of other religions are free to perform religious ceremonies in accordance with the provisions of the law;
  • No law shall be contrary to the beliefs and practices of Islam;
  • Men and women have equal rights and duties before the law;
  • Afghanistan will have a presidential system of government;
  • The president is responsible to the nation and the lower house, or Wolesi Jirga;
  • The president will be directly elected by the Afghan people with two vice-presidents, who are nominated by presidential candidates when standing for election;
  • A national assembly will consist of two houses: a Wolesi Jirga or "house of people" and a Meshrano Jirga or "house of elders";
  • The Wolesi Jirga will be directly elected by the Afghan people;
  • The Wolesi Jirga has the authority to impeach ministers;
  • The president will appoint ministers, the attorney general and central bank governor with the approval of the Wolesi Jirga;
  • Ministers should not hold foreign passports but the Wolesi Jirga should vote whether to approve appointments of ministers holding dual nationality;
  • Pashto and Dari are the official languages with other minority languages to be considered official languages in the areas in which they are spoken