In the Name of God the Most Kind
The Most Compassionate
Human history in its ups and downs has been sometimes a witness to the bitter and
destructive events of war and clashes between the world countries and nations.
Afghanistan has not been an exception to this rule and in its historical and political life,
time and again the world powerful rulers have targeted it, and our beloved nation has, by
sacrificing their lives and properties, defended their country against foreign aggression.
During the past 28 years, the people of Afghanistan have witnessed two foreign
onslaught, from the north by the former Soviet Union and from the south, by the
international terrorism that caused over two and a half decades of destruction and
bloodshed in this country while still the ugly shadow of war is threatening the individual
and collective lives of our people.
In view of its hard future perspectives and extension of the war in some parts of the
country and development of lack of trust in various sectors of the society, now more than
any other time, both our government and our nation need a comprehensive design for
strengthening national peace and stability. It is clear that the end of every war is peace
and every reconciliation can be based on the standards appropriate to the beliefs, culture
and national traditions of the country in question.
The government and the people of Afghanistan, in order to reach a sustainable
reconciliation and put an end to the war and destruction can utilize two types of examples
and procedures:
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On the basis that they are Muslims, from the deeds of the great Prophet of Islam,
who after the conquest of Mecca pardoned all those persons who had fought
against Islam and the Muslims;
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Being among the third world countries due to the level of political life and
government system, following the example of reconciliation in South Africa and
the neighboring country of Tajikistan on the basis of reconciliation and forgiving
each other.
To date, several decrees and conventions have been issued and signed in order to create
the opportunity for peace and coexistence, such as the general amnesty decree during the
Mujahideen interim Government under the leadership of Hazrat Sibghatullah Mujaddidi
in 1371; the Bonn Agreement based on reconciliation and coexistence of all political
parties in 1380; general amnesty decree for the antagonistic elements of the Taliban in
1382; the decree for creating the commission for strengthening peace and Islamic
brotherhood in 1384 by Mr. Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
These decrees and conventions have been effective on their own terms, but for
strengthening peace and stability in the country and creating of immunity for all involved
parties, provided they are obedient to the Constitution and the prevailing laws of the
country, more legal and transparent steps should be taken so as to create an opportunity
for removing the distrust so that all segments of the people, political parties and
intellectuals could be integrated for consolidation of peace and stability.
Now that as a result of the efforts of the Muslim nation of Afghanistan all three branches
of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Executive, Legislative and Judiciary are
completed, the National Assembly of Afghanistan ratifies the following as an effective
step towards consolidating peace and stability, ensuring our vital national interests,
putting an end to the past and present enmity and providing a comprehensive solution that
encompasses all parties and is a real response to the serious needs of our Islamic country
as follows: outstanding
1. Jihad, resistance and the rightful struggles of our people in defending the religion
and country are the glorious highlights of the country’s history and part of the
exceptional national pride of our people. They must be respected and the
champions of this path shall be honored and within the framework of the system
of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan they should be treated properly and shall
be immune to all kinds of animosity.
2. All political parties and belligerent groups, who fought each other during the past
two and half decades by one or the other means, shall be included in the national
reconciliation process, to make peace between different segments of the society,
ensuring peace and stability, to commence and consolidate a new life in the
modern political history of Afghanistan and will not be pursued legally or
judicially.
3. Inaccurate reports of Human Rights Watch about the jihadi leaders and national
figures of the country may be the consequent of suspicious intentions, and the
National Assembly of Afghanistan declares them not credible.
4. All armed factions who have been opposing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
and have now joined the process of national reconciliation and who respect the
Constitution and the prevailing laws of the country are entitled to benefit from the
privileges of Article 2 of this Charter.
5. No political group or party is excluded from this Charter.
6. In order to help end the violence and distrust between the Government and the
armed opposition factions, strengthen stability and national reconciliation, an
extraordinary commission should be established by the Lower House of the
National Assembly to pave the way for them to join the process of strengthening
stability and national reconciliation.
7. With the establishment of the Afghanistan National Assembly, all laws and
international conventions are to be compared with Afghanistan’s Constitution and
other state laws, and therefore only the laws passed by the National Assembly
should be accepted by the Government and the people of Afghanistan.
8. In order to promote peace and stability and end the war, the Lower House of the
National Assembly of Afghanistan calls upon all armed groups opposing the
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to join in the process of consolidating national
peace and stability of Afghanistan.
9. The Lower House of the National Assembly disregards and considers
inappropriate the Durand line fencing and mining plan as a means for controlling
and restricting terrorism and believes that terrorism should be controlled and
restricted through closing its training, equipping and financing centers.
10. While emphasizing the independence and integrity of Afghanistan, the Lower
House considers maintaining good and peaceful relations with our neighbors a top
priority and honestly makes every effort to realize this.
11. The mass media should keep in mind the provisions of the national reconciliation
Charter and make efforts to strengthen peace and national reconciliation.
12. The national peace and reconciliation Charter has been adopted in 11 Articles and
it is to be enacted.
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