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Interim Afghan leader calls for impartiality from tribal commission
Interim leader Hamid Karzai has called for impartiality from a commission tasked with organising a council of tribal elders to choose Afghanistan's next transitional government.
Mr Karzai also assured the commission that his interim government would not interfere in the body's operation.
The commission is tasked with organising a Loya Jirga, a traditional council of elders, to select a new government in June when the current administration's mandate expires.
Under a UN-backed inter-Afghan accord reached in December, the government will rule the war-ravaged country for 18 months or until democratic elections are held.
The commission was named by Mr Karzai on January 25th.
He says the commission "should act with courage, should not be pressured or influenced by the force of guns, and should ensure that the common Afghan will be represented in the Loya Jirga.
08/02/2002 05:03:32 | ABC Radio Australia News
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