Afghanistan. News Archive 2002-2003

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Latest news (2004 - )
News archives 1999-2001
28 Dec 2003: Loya Jirga okays greater role of religion in state affairs (Dawn.com)
22 Dec 2003: Jihadi Presence Questioned (ARR)
13 Dec 2003: Afghans eye up new constitution
4 Nov 2003: Afghans' King Receives Draft of Constitution (New York Times)
9 Aug 2003: Afghan ex-king Zahir Shah back in Kabul after death rumours (The Times of India)
12 Dec 2002: Son of ex-Afghan king buried (BBC News)
13 Nov 2002: King is ready to sacrifice all for Afghanistan (The Times)
5 Augu 2002: Former King Returns to Presidential Palace (People's Daily)
30 June 2002: Ex-queen buried in Afghanistan (BBC News)
27 June 2002: Afghan king's wife dies in Rome (BBC News)
16 June 2002: Afghan wind blows dynasty away (BBC News)
14 June 2002: Afghan Loya Jirga Enters Critical Stage for Karzai (ABC News)
13 June 2002: Karzai poised to be Afghan leader (BBC News)
13 June 2002: Dozens walk out as Afghan assembly prepares to vote (South Nexus/Afghan News Network)
13 June 2002: Afghan Assembly Names Chief, to Vote for President (Reuters/Afghan News Network)
13 June 2002: Loya Jirga Unites Fragmented Regions (AP/Afghan News Network)
13 June 2002: Det nye styret i Afghanistan (Commentary: "Afghanistan's new leadership"; in Norwegian) (Aftenposten)
12 June 2002: Tempers flare at loya jirga (BBC News)
12 June 2002: Disillusioned delegates walk out of loya jirga (The Guardian)
12 June 2002: Ex-president withdraws from Afghanistan ballot (The Baltimore Sun)
11 June 2002: Afghans set scene for new era (BBC News)
11 June 2002: Afghan Council Opens With Karzai Dominant (The Washington Post)
11 June 2002: Krangler om Kongen ("Fights about the King"; in Norwegian only) (Dagbladet)
10 June 2002: Afghan loya jirga opening delayed (BBC News)
10 June 2002: Strid om gammel konge ("Struggle about the old King"; in Norwegian) (Aftenposten)
10 June 2002: Debate on Ex-King's Role Delays Afghan Loya Jirga (Reuters/Yahoo News)
10 June 2002: Warlord warns on Afghan leadership (The Herald Sun)
10 June 2002: Ex-King Endorses Karzai to Lead Afghanistan (The Washington Post)
10 June 2002: Debate on Ex-King's Role Delays Afghan Loya Jirga (Reuters/Afghan News Network)
10 June 2002: Former King deflects political controversy as Afghan vote waits (Eurasia Insight)
9 June 2002: Afghan ex-king awaits nation's decision (BBC News)
9 June 2002: Loya Jirga: Afghanistan's fate at stake (The Hindustan Times)
7 June 2002: Loya Jirga: Q & A (CBC News)
2 June 2002: Afghan King Postpones Trip (AP/Washington Post)
1 June 2002: Ex-Afghan King to Visit Two Cities (AP/Washington Post)
28 May 2002: Ex-King of Afghanistan Agreeable to an Assembly Nomination (AFP)
6 May 2002: Former Afghan king not seeking throne (Gulf News)
22 April 2002: Afghans' ex-king 'will not reclaim throne' (The Daily Telegraph)
21 April 2002: Return of Afghan king is marred by death threats (The Daily Telegraph)
19 April 2002: Afghan king carries the hopes of a nation on his return from exile (The Independent)
19 April 2002: Guarded welcome for a gentle Afghan king (The Times)
19 April 2002: Hail the king in a brown leather jacket (The Daily Telegraph)
19 April 2002: Leader who brought 33 years of peace (The Daily Telegraph)
19 April 2002: A job fit for a king (commentary) (The Daily Telegraph)
19 April 2002: Afghan king resting after return (BBC News)
19 April 2002: Afghanistans hjemvendte sjel ("Afghanistan's returned soul"; in Norwegian) (Aftenposten)
19 April 2002: En konge vil dø i sitt fedreland ("A King who wishes to die in his homeland"; in Norwegian) (Aftenposten)
18 April 2002: En nølende konge vender hjem ("A hesitant King returns home"; in Norwegian) (Aftenposten)
18 April 2002: King faces tribal test on return to Kabul (The Daily Telegraph)
18 April 2002: Former Afghan king ends nearly three decades in exile (AP/Afghan News Network)
18 April 2002: Afghans Celebrate Return of Ex-King (AP/Afghan News Network)
18 April 2002: Zahir Shah back in Kabul after 29-year exile (The Times of India)
18 April 2002: In pictures: Afghan ex-king returns (BBC News)
18 April 2002: Kabul joy as ex-king returns (BBC News)
18 April 2002: Tilbake etter 29 år i eksil ("Home after 29 years in exile"; in Norwegian only) (Verdens Gang)
17 April 2002: Exiled king to return home with Karzai (The Daily Telegraph)
18 April 2002: U.S. welcomes return of King to Afghanistan (United States Mission to the European Union)
17 April 2002: No ordinary homecoming (BBC News)
17 April 2002: Exiled Afghan king, 87, to return. He'll stay out of politics but could lift the spirits of the Pashtun majority (The Detroit News/AP)
17 April 2002: Afghans recall ex-king who stopped at traffic lights (Swissinfo/Reuters)
17 April 2002: Kabul safe for exiled king's return (Swissinfo/Reuters)
16 April 2002: Afghan leader comes to get his king (Swissinfo/Reuters)
16 April 2002: Karzai heads for Rome to bring home Zahir Shah (The Times of India)
14 April 2002: Bin Laden 'tried to kill king' (The Daily Telegraph)
1 April 2002: Zahir to open Loya Jirga in June (Daily Jang)
31 March 2002: Afghanistan's Former King Sets Mid-April for Return (The New York Times)
31 March 2002: Panel Unveils Rules For Afghan Assembly (The Washington Post)
26 March 2002: Bush Phone Call Halted Return Of Afghan King. U.S. Warned Italy About Death Threats (The Washington Post)
25 March 2002: Safety at Issue in King's Return. Italy Cites Threats to Exiled Afghan Monarch in Latest Delay (The Washington Post)
25 March 2002: Zahir Shah all set to return to Kabul (South Nexus)
25 March 2002: Afghan ex-king vows to return next month (The Daily Telegraph)
25 March 2002: Blood flows as capital awaits Zahir Shah (The Daily Telegraph)
25 March 2002: Women will have strong voice in building the new nation (The Daily Telegraph)
24 March 2002: Return of the royal rebel (The Sunday Telegraph)
24 March 2002: 'My mission is to save my country' (The Sunday Telegraph)
24 March 2002: Afghanistan's Former King Again Puts Off Trip Home (The New York Times)
23 March 2002: Afghans Have a Palace, but Not a Role, Ready for the Former King
18 March 2002: Exiled Afghan King Expects Freedom (AP)
6 March 2002: Karzai to escort ex-king to Kabul (Dawn.com)
8 Jan 2002: In Rite of Past, Afghans See Way to Forge Future (The New York Times)
8 Jan 2002: L'ex-roi afghan prévoit de revenir à Kaboul avant le 25 mars ("The Afghan Ex-King plans to return to Kabul before 25 March"; in French) (AP)

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