CNN.com - Report: Afghans agree constitution - Jan. 4, 2004: "(CNN) -- After nearly three weeks of wrangling, Afghanistan's historic constitutional convention Sunday agreed on a new charter for the country, according to a journalist in Kabul.
Both sides of the loya jirga, or grand council, made compromises on many controversial issues, journalist Victoria Burnett said.
The 160-article document gives the president sweeping powers, but awards parliament the power to oversee those powers, including the appointment of cabinet ministers."
Both sides of the loya jirga, or grand council, made compromises on many controversial issues, journalist Victoria Burnett said.
The 160-article document gives the president sweeping powers, but awards parliament the power to oversee those powers, including the appointment of cabinet ministers."
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