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Kabul [Afghanistan], September 30 (ANI): The decision to implement the King Zahir Shah-era Constitution in Afghanistan is not yet final, according to a source.
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the government had not finalized the decision to apply this constitution, Tolo News reported.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Taliban’s Justice Department said the King Zahir Shah-era Constitution would be applied for an interim period.
Officials of the Cultural Commission of the Ministry of Information and Culture said that if the articles of the Constitution which was promulgated in 2004 (current constitution) do not conflict with Sharia law, they will remain in force until for a new constitution to be enacted, Tolo reported. New.
Anaamullah Samangani, a member of the commission, said efforts had started to draft a new constitution based on the Quran and Sunnah.
“The government is working for Afghanistan to have a constitution that can meet the demands of a true Islamic system,” he said.
Meanwhile, a number of lawyers have said that most parts of the Zahir Shah-era Constitution are not compatible with the current situation, Tolo News reported.
According to lawyers, most parts of the first chapter of this Constitution concern the constitutional monarchy and the authorities of the king.
Article four of the constitution of the Shah era says that the flag of Afghanistan is tricolor and article six says that the king symbolizes the national sovereignty of Afghanistan.
“The application of the 1964 constitution might be questionable for the Afghan people because this constitution was drafted for this period,” said Subhan Misbah, a lawyer.
The Constitution of King Zahir Shah has 11 chapters and 128 articles. The constitution was ratified in 1964 by a Loya Jirga (grand assembly).
King Zahir Shah’s Constitution was also temporarily implemented during Hamid Karzai’s early years, according to Khaama Press. (ANI)
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