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Afghan assembly OKs new constitution
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Afghan assembly OKs new constitution
Key compromises pave the way for approval
By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press
Monday, January 5, 2004
Kabul, Afghanistan -- Afghans approved a new constitution Sunday,
embracing a deal shaped in three weeks of rancorous debate as a
chance to cement a fragile peace and push ahead with reconstruction
two years after a U.S.-led coalition ousted the Taliban regime.
The charter, ratified after a last-minute deal to recognize
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