The Afghan Interim Administration (AIA), also known as the Afghan Interim Authority, was the first administration of Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime and was the highest authority of the country from December 22, 2001 until July 13, 2002.
The Bonn Agreement established an Afghan Interim Authority which would be established upon the official transfer of power on 22 December 2001. The Interim Authority would consist of Interim Administration a Supreme Court of Afghanistan and a Special Independent Commission for the Convening of an Emergency Loya Jirga (Grand Council). The Emergency Loya Jirga was to be held within 6 months after the establishing of the AIA and would put in place an Afghan Transitional Authority which would replace the Afghan Interim Authority.
The Afghan Interim Administration, the most important part of the Interim Authority, would be composed of a Chairman, five Vice Chairmen and 24 other members which each head a department of the Interim Administration. Also decided was that Pashtun leader Hamid Karzai would be the chairman of the Interim Administration.
Afghanistani/æfˈɡænᵻstæn/ (Pashto/Dari: افغانستان, Afġānistān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. It has a population of approximately 32 million, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and China in the far northeast. Its territory covers 652,000km2 (252,000sqmi), making it the 41st largest country in the world.
The War in Afghanistan (or the American war in Afghanistan) is the period in which the United States invaded Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks. Supported initially by close allies, they were later joined by NATO beginning in 2003. It followed the Afghan Civil War's 1996–2001 phase. Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. Key allies, including the United Kingdom, supported the U.S. from the start to the end of the phase. This phase of the War is the longest war in United States history.
Afghanis-tan(あふがにすタン,Afuganisu-tan, see note on name below) or Afghanistan is a Japanese yonkomamanga, originally published as a webcomic, by Timaking (ちまきing). It is also the name of the heroine of the manga. The manga is nicknamed Afgan(あふがん,Afugan)
Each yonkoma strip is accompanied by an "Afghan Memo" that explains in prose some of the background and history of the nations depicted. Additional pages give short biographies of the characters.
(13 Jun 2002)
POOL
1. Various of votes being counted infront of loya jirga members
2. Box being brought out with votes
3. Wide pan of members watching
4. Various of votes being counted
5. Wide shot of loya jirga members after vote counting
6. Various of officials greeting Hamid Karzai
POOL
7. Wide shot of loya jirga meeting
8. SOUNDBITE (Pashtun) Ismail Qasim Yar, head of the Loya Jirga commission:
"The votes of Hamid Karzai, 1,295."
9. Various of members getting up to applaud and cheer
10. Wide of Karzai being congratulated
11. SOUNDBITE (Pashtun) Hamid Karzai, transitional president of Afghanistan:
"This a big vote of confidence that you have given me. I am a man, I am a weak man but I am here to serve you, the Afghan people. Our faith, our religion, I will serv...
published: 30 Jul 2015
WRAP Adds English bites from Afghan interim leader
(28 Jan 2002)
APTN
Annandale, Virginia
1. Policeman and sniffer dog at Afghan Academy
2. Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai's limousine arrives at mosque
3. Karzai comes to podium amid applause
4. UPSOUND: (Pashtu) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader
(translation not available)
5. Crowd applauding Karzai
APTN/POOL
Washington DC
6. Wide of Hamid Karzai entering Georgetown University basketball auditorium/ audience applauds
7.SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader:
"For Muslims, we'll have Islamic laws that apply to Afghanistan in the governmental function accordingly. And Islam does not interfere with the counsel of government. Now, if you are asking about a politicised form of religion, that is a different question. If you're asking, if, in the na...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Afghan interim foreign minister to visit Pakistan as part of efforts to reset bilateral ties
The interim foreign minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming days as part of efforts by the two sides to reset their ties in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, a media report said on Saturday.
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Afghan interim leader arrives for talks
(11 Mar 2002)
Night shots
1. Vnukova 2 Airport terminal
2. Russian and Afghan flags
3. Various of Hamid Karzai's plane taxiing
4. Cameramen
5. Plane taxiing
6. Officials walk out to plane
7. Coat of arms on plane's tail
8. Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai emerges from plane, walks down steps and is greeted
9. Cameramen
10. Karzai walks
11. Karzai waves to cameras
12. Airport terminal
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim prime minister arrived in Moscow on Monday evening for talks with President Vladimir Putin and other officials on Russian help towards the rebuilding of Afghanistan's military and infrastructure.
Hamid Karzai, leading a large government delegation, was to meet Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday.
Karzai was also expected to meet Foreign Minister Igor ...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Closing of conference on Afghan aid
(22 Jan 2002)
1. Press conference of Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader
2. Karzai
3. Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan Interim Foreign Minister
4. Press conference
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We are happy with the result of the conference that we had yesterday and today, and I hope we can go back to our people to give them the good news. And I also hope that the pledges made by the international community are made true immediately in the coming days so that we can begin the process of reconstruction and take the country forward."
6. Cutaway of media
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We will be a samurai against corruption."
8. Cutaway of journalists
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karza...
published: 30 Jul 2015
Afghan Presidential Campaign Enters Final Stretch
The campaigning has officially ended in Afghanistan's presidential election, and recent polls suggest the race is tightening. As Thursday's vote nears, three men out of a field of more than 30 have emerged as the top challengers to incumbent President Hamid Karzai. VOA's Barry Newhouse looks at the frontrunners and their issues.
published: 20 Aug 2009
Foreign minister in interim Afghan government comments
(25 Jan 2002)
1. Wide shot of cocktail party
2. Medium shot Afghan interim Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah, speaking to the press
3. Cut away of photographer
4. Wide shot of Abdullah Abdullah walking to podium
5. Cut away of audience
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"What's happening today in Afghanistan: It is just one month from the formation or inauguration of the interim government. An interim government which was formed after 23 years of war and misery in Afghanistan. And if I may explain it briefly what is that about, it is just a hope in a country where in 23 years they are not seeing any hope."
7. Cut away to wide shot of auditorium
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"M...
published: 21 Jul 2015
AFGHANISTAN -- Afghan army under construction since 2001
AFGHANISTAN -- Afghan army under construction since 2001
As Afghanistan tries to prove its democratic credentials by holding successful parliamentary elections, another threat looms over the country's future autonomy. The Afghan army has been under construction since coalition forces arrived in 2001. It alone represents the country's future security, and is tasked with protecting its fragile institutions from a possible return of the Taliban.
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published: 20 Sep 2010
Afghan leader attends flag raising at embassy
(28 Jan 2002)
1.Wideshot of Afghan embassy where Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's interim authority chairman, attended ceremony to raise Afghan flag
2. Wideshot of Karzai panning to Haroon Amin, Afghan Charges D'Affaires raising Afghan flag at the Afghan embassy
3. Midshot of Afghan flag panning to singer singing the Afghan national anthem
4. SOUNDBITE: (English), Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Authority Chairman
"Let's hope that this flag will be there forever. And the partnership between the American and Afghan people will be forever. That is what the Afghan people have been asking for. And I too have asked for that."
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Armitage, US Undersecretary of State
"Let me extend our warmest congratulations on this occasion. It is a great pleasure, it will be a...
published: 21 Jul 2015
What we know about the Taliban men who will form Afghanistan's interim government
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan continues as the group announced leaders of a "caretaker" government Tuesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. secretaries of state and defense were in the Gulf region, in Qatar, where the American evacuation mission is headquartered, and the White House requested $6.4 billion for both the evacuation and resettlement of Afghan refugees. Yamiche Alcindor reports.
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(13 Jun 2002)
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1. Various of votes being counted infront of loya jirga members
2. Box being brought out with votes
3. Wide pan of members watching
...
(13 Jun 2002)
POOL
1. Various of votes being counted infront of loya jirga members
2. Box being brought out with votes
3. Wide pan of members watching
4. Various of votes being counted
5. Wide shot of loya jirga members after vote counting
6. Various of officials greeting Hamid Karzai
POOL
7. Wide shot of loya jirga meeting
8. SOUNDBITE (Pashtun) Ismail Qasim Yar, head of the Loya Jirga commission:
"The votes of Hamid Karzai, 1,295."
9. Various of members getting up to applaud and cheer
10. Wide of Karzai being congratulated
11. SOUNDBITE (Pashtun) Hamid Karzai, transitional president of Afghanistan:
"This a big vote of confidence that you have given me. I am a man, I am a weak man but I am here to serve you, the Afghan people. Our faith, our religion, I will serve our mujahedeen people, and I will serve in the development of our country. Thank you for your confidence."
12. Wide of the gathering
APTN
13. Set up of Zalmay Khalilzad, US Envoy to Afghanistan
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Zalmay Khalilzad, US Envoy to Afghanistan:
"With this new beginning the country's put on a path to solve its problems, stand on its own feet, have the difficult problems that they've had left behind them. So, we're very hopeful and as an American official I'm very pleased with whatever role we've played in helping them get to this stage."
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Azim Nasir Zia, Spokesman for former king Zaher Shah:
"I consider this a very good first step - and from now on hopefully with some, with a lot of assistance rather, from our friends and all that, we'll be able to reconstruct the country - most important, reunite and reintegrate Afghanistan."
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Manoel de Almeida e Silva, UN Envoy to Afghanistan:
"The result is a vote today by the Loya Jirga, which is a very respected institution with binding decisions - the vast majority of the votes in favour of the election - or rather, the vast majority elected Chairman Karzai, so that's very welcome."
17. Wide shot of loya jirga
STORYLINE:
Hamid Karzai, the US-backed leader of the interim Afghan administration, was overwhelmingly elected on Thursday as head of the new transitional government to rule the country for the next 18 months.
The 44-year-old chairman of the current interim government won 1,295 votes from delegates to the grand council, or Loya Jirga which has been meeting this week in Kabul.
Three others had been nominated although one was disqualified for lack of support.
Karzai won thunderous applause when the results were announced by the commission chairman, Ismail Qasim Yar.
The voting represented the first steps towards democracy for a country emerging from the ravages of two decades of war and poverty.
Karzai, praised for his reconciliation efforts during six months in power, promised a brighter future if the country's 27 million people can put aside ethnic differences and work together in peace.
US Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad sees Thursday's events as an opportunity for Afghanistan to experience a fresh start.
Afghanistan's former rulers, the Taliban, and their foreign fighters - including those affiliated with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network - were ousted in a US-led military campaign which followed the September 11 attacks.
The Taliban's departure was greeted with a massive international effort to help rebuild Afghanistan.
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(13 Jun 2002)
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1. Various of votes being counted infront of loya jirga members
2. Box being brought out with votes
3. Wide pan of members watching
4. Various of votes being counted
5. Wide shot of loya jirga members after vote counting
6. Various of officials greeting Hamid Karzai
POOL
7. Wide shot of loya jirga meeting
8. SOUNDBITE (Pashtun) Ismail Qasim Yar, head of the Loya Jirga commission:
"The votes of Hamid Karzai, 1,295."
9. Various of members getting up to applaud and cheer
10. Wide of Karzai being congratulated
11. SOUNDBITE (Pashtun) Hamid Karzai, transitional president of Afghanistan:
"This a big vote of confidence that you have given me. I am a man, I am a weak man but I am here to serve you, the Afghan people. Our faith, our religion, I will serve our mujahedeen people, and I will serve in the development of our country. Thank you for your confidence."
12. Wide of the gathering
APTN
13. Set up of Zalmay Khalilzad, US Envoy to Afghanistan
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Zalmay Khalilzad, US Envoy to Afghanistan:
"With this new beginning the country's put on a path to solve its problems, stand on its own feet, have the difficult problems that they've had left behind them. So, we're very hopeful and as an American official I'm very pleased with whatever role we've played in helping them get to this stage."
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Azim Nasir Zia, Spokesman for former king Zaher Shah:
"I consider this a very good first step - and from now on hopefully with some, with a lot of assistance rather, from our friends and all that, we'll be able to reconstruct the country - most important, reunite and reintegrate Afghanistan."
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Manoel de Almeida e Silva, UN Envoy to Afghanistan:
"The result is a vote today by the Loya Jirga, which is a very respected institution with binding decisions - the vast majority of the votes in favour of the election - or rather, the vast majority elected Chairman Karzai, so that's very welcome."
17. Wide shot of loya jirga
STORYLINE:
Hamid Karzai, the US-backed leader of the interim Afghan administration, was overwhelmingly elected on Thursday as head of the new transitional government to rule the country for the next 18 months.
The 44-year-old chairman of the current interim government won 1,295 votes from delegates to the grand council, or Loya Jirga which has been meeting this week in Kabul.
Three others had been nominated although one was disqualified for lack of support.
Karzai won thunderous applause when the results were announced by the commission chairman, Ismail Qasim Yar.
The voting represented the first steps towards democracy for a country emerging from the ravages of two decades of war and poverty.
Karzai, praised for his reconciliation efforts during six months in power, promised a brighter future if the country's 27 million people can put aside ethnic differences and work together in peace.
US Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad sees Thursday's events as an opportunity for Afghanistan to experience a fresh start.
Afghanistan's former rulers, the Taliban, and their foreign fighters - including those affiliated with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network - were ousted in a US-led military campaign which followed the September 11 attacks.
The Taliban's departure was greeted with a massive international effort to help rebuild Afghanistan.
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(28 Jan 2002)
APTN
Annandale, Virginia
1. Policeman and sniffer dog at Afghan Academy
2. Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai's limousine arrives at mosq...
(28 Jan 2002)
APTN
Annandale, Virginia
1. Policeman and sniffer dog at Afghan Academy
2. Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai's limousine arrives at mosque
3. Karzai comes to podium amid applause
4. UPSOUND: (Pashtu) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader
(translation not available)
5. Crowd applauding Karzai
APTN/POOL
Washington DC
6. Wide of Hamid Karzai entering Georgetown University basketball auditorium/ audience applauds
7.SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader:
"For Muslims, we'll have Islamic laws that apply to Afghanistan in the governmental function accordingly. And Islam does not interfere with the counsel of government. Now, if you are asking about a politicised form of religion, that is a different question. If you're asking, if, in the name of Islam, we're going to create an unjust government like was in the past? No."
8. Cutaway to audience applauds
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader:
"These are areas in which we suffer a lot, in which we lack a lot. And these are the areas in which you have the expertise that we need. So do come. In addition to that, if someone out there wants to be the president, she or he is welcomed. So do come."
10. Cutaway to crowd applause
11. Karzai receiving Georgetown University's "President's Medal"
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim leader has appealed for thousands of young Afghans to return home and help rebuild their shattered country.
Hamid Karzai also promised a return to full democratic government on his first day of an official visit to Washington.
Karzai will meet President George W. Bush, administration officials and members of Congress during his stay.
On Sunday, Karzai attended a prayer service at a mosque in suburban Virginia in the afternoon, addressing several hundred Afghan-Americans on the situation in Afghanistan.
He later told a large crowd of Afghans and academics at Georgetown University that every Afghan would be allowed to vote for a new government to replace his interim administration.
He said the new government would be influenced by Islam, but would not politicise it.
Karzai urged students in the audience and thousands of other Afghan professionals around the world to take their skills back to Afghanistan, adding if someone wanted to be president, he or she would be welcome.
Karzai will meet US President George W. Bush on Monday.
He is expected to ask the president to maintain the US military presence in Afghanistan to help the interim government combat remnants of al Qaida installations and war lords.
Bush is considering withdrawing the United States forces once the interim government gives way to an elected government in June.
In addition to security issues, Bush and Karzai are expected to discuss rebuilding Afghanistan, and political issues such as the role of women in Afghan civic institutions, a US official said.
Karzai will also be a guest of honour at Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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(28 Jan 2002)
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Annandale, Virginia
1. Policeman and sniffer dog at Afghan Academy
2. Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai's limousine arrives at mosque
3. Karzai comes to podium amid applause
4. UPSOUND: (Pashtu) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader
(translation not available)
5. Crowd applauding Karzai
APTN/POOL
Washington DC
6. Wide of Hamid Karzai entering Georgetown University basketball auditorium/ audience applauds
7.SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader:
"For Muslims, we'll have Islamic laws that apply to Afghanistan in the governmental function accordingly. And Islam does not interfere with the counsel of government. Now, if you are asking about a politicised form of religion, that is a different question. If you're asking, if, in the name of Islam, we're going to create an unjust government like was in the past? No."
8. Cutaway to audience applauds
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader:
"These are areas in which we suffer a lot, in which we lack a lot. And these are the areas in which you have the expertise that we need. So do come. In addition to that, if someone out there wants to be the president, she or he is welcomed. So do come."
10. Cutaway to crowd applause
11. Karzai receiving Georgetown University's "President's Medal"
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim leader has appealed for thousands of young Afghans to return home and help rebuild their shattered country.
Hamid Karzai also promised a return to full democratic government on his first day of an official visit to Washington.
Karzai will meet President George W. Bush, administration officials and members of Congress during his stay.
On Sunday, Karzai attended a prayer service at a mosque in suburban Virginia in the afternoon, addressing several hundred Afghan-Americans on the situation in Afghanistan.
He later told a large crowd of Afghans and academics at Georgetown University that every Afghan would be allowed to vote for a new government to replace his interim administration.
He said the new government would be influenced by Islam, but would not politicise it.
Karzai urged students in the audience and thousands of other Afghan professionals around the world to take their skills back to Afghanistan, adding if someone wanted to be president, he or she would be welcome.
Karzai will meet US President George W. Bush on Monday.
He is expected to ask the president to maintain the US military presence in Afghanistan to help the interim government combat remnants of al Qaida installations and war lords.
Bush is considering withdrawing the United States forces once the interim government gives way to an elected government in June.
In addition to security issues, Bush and Karzai are expected to discuss rebuilding Afghanistan, and political issues such as the role of women in Afghan civic institutions, a US official said.
Karzai will also be a guest of honour at Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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The interim foreign minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming days as part of efforts by the two sides to re...
The interim foreign minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming days as part of efforts by the two sides to reset their ties in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, a media report said on Saturday.
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(11 Mar 2002)
Night shots
1. Vnukova 2 Airport terminal
2. Russian and Afghan flags
3. Various of Hamid Karzai's plane taxiing
4. Cameramen
5. Plane ta...
(11 Mar 2002)
Night shots
1. Vnukova 2 Airport terminal
2. Russian and Afghan flags
3. Various of Hamid Karzai's plane taxiing
4. Cameramen
5. Plane taxiing
6. Officials walk out to plane
7. Coat of arms on plane's tail
8. Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai emerges from plane, walks down steps and is greeted
9. Cameramen
10. Karzai walks
11. Karzai waves to cameras
12. Airport terminal
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim prime minister arrived in Moscow on Monday evening for talks with President Vladimir Putin and other officials on Russian help towards the rebuilding of Afghanistan's military and infrastructure.
Hamid Karzai, leading a large government delegation, was to meet Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday.
Karzai was also expected to meet Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and the speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament, Gennady Seleznyov.
Russian aid for rebuilding Afghanistan was expected to dominate talks.
Karzai and his hosts were also likely to address joint efforts in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism.
Russia, which has supported the US-led anti-terror operation, has been eager to build close ties with the new Afghan government, including by helping rebuild the military.
Numerous Afghan officials have visited Moscow in recent weeks.
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Night shots
1. Vnukova 2 Airport terminal
2. Russian and Afghan flags
3. Various of Hamid Karzai's plane taxiing
4. Cameramen
5. Plane taxiing
6. Officials walk out to plane
7. Coat of arms on plane's tail
8. Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai emerges from plane, walks down steps and is greeted
9. Cameramen
10. Karzai walks
11. Karzai waves to cameras
12. Airport terminal
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim prime minister arrived in Moscow on Monday evening for talks with President Vladimir Putin and other officials on Russian help towards the rebuilding of Afghanistan's military and infrastructure.
Hamid Karzai, leading a large government delegation, was to meet Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday.
Karzai was also expected to meet Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and the speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament, Gennady Seleznyov.
Russian aid for rebuilding Afghanistan was expected to dominate talks.
Karzai and his hosts were also likely to address joint efforts in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism.
Russia, which has supported the US-led anti-terror operation, has been eager to build close ties with the new Afghan government, including by helping rebuild the military.
Numerous Afghan officials have visited Moscow in recent weeks.
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(22 Jan 2002)
1. Press conference of Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader
2. Karzai
3. Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan Interim Foreign Minister
4. Pres...
(22 Jan 2002)
1. Press conference of Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader
2. Karzai
3. Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan Interim Foreign Minister
4. Press conference
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We are happy with the result of the conference that we had yesterday and today, and I hope we can go back to our people to give them the good news. And I also hope that the pledges made by the international community are made true immediately in the coming days so that we can begin the process of reconstruction and take the country forward."
6. Cutaway of media
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We will be a samurai against corruption."
8. Cutaway of journalists
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"I will make sure that the money that comes for aid is not used by individuals or by anybody - that it goes to the Afghan people and if it doesn't go, you will see that we will make it known. There is no way that that can be allowed."
10. Cutaway of press conference
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We need to strengthen the nation state of Afghanistan and strengthen it in all aspects that it is necessary to prevent the return of terrorism, to prevent their using the poverty that is still lingering there in Afghanistan, and to provide the Afghan people with an opportunity to stand on their feet so that they are in control of their destiny, their own borders and their government, and do well in the economy - and thereby prevent the bad people from
coming back to Afghanistan."
12. Sadako Ogata, chair of the Afghan Reconstruction talk, and co-chairs walking to press conference
13. Press conference
14. Co-chairs on podium
15. Press conference
16. Cutaway of media
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Sadako Ogata, Chairman, Japanese Special Representative of Prime Minister for Afghanistan:
"Pledges and contributions of over 1.8 billion dollars - some donors made multi-year commitments of various time frames and the cumulative amount was more than 4.5 billion dollars."
18. Journalist asking question
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Sadako Ogata, Chairman, Japanese Special Representative of Prime Minister for Afghanistan:
"Things don't move on a straight line, they are zig-zagging, and even if there are some big difficulties on the road, we shouldn't give up because if the conference attendees here give up that means the Afghan people will have a worse, a very bad time. I think that with time and persistence, usually things move. "
20. NGO delegates walking out
21. Various of press
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Shaukat Aziz, Pakistan Finance Minister:
"I think that everyone has come through. This is really a defining moment for Afghanistan and the entire world community has supported it, so we are really very pleased."
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Kamal Kharrazi, Iranian Foreign Minister:
"Eventually the security of Afghanistan will have to be maintained by the national army of Afghanistan so the first thing to do is to establish a national army and a national police to take care of the security of Afghanistan and to prepare the ground for reconstruction."
24. Delegates walking
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai left a two-day conference on aid to his war-torn country on Tuesday with more than 4.5 (b) billion US dollars in assistance pledges.
The 4.5 (b) billion US dollars worth of pledges falls short of the five-year, 10 (b) billion dollar goal set by the United Nations.
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(22 Jan 2002)
1. Press conference of Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader
2. Karzai
3. Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan Interim Foreign Minister
4. Press conference
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We are happy with the result of the conference that we had yesterday and today, and I hope we can go back to our people to give them the good news. And I also hope that the pledges made by the international community are made true immediately in the coming days so that we can begin the process of reconstruction and take the country forward."
6. Cutaway of media
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We will be a samurai against corruption."
8. Cutaway of journalists
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"I will make sure that the money that comes for aid is not used by individuals or by anybody - that it goes to the Afghan people and if it doesn't go, you will see that we will make it known. There is no way that that can be allowed."
10. Cutaway of press conference
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We need to strengthen the nation state of Afghanistan and strengthen it in all aspects that it is necessary to prevent the return of terrorism, to prevent their using the poverty that is still lingering there in Afghanistan, and to provide the Afghan people with an opportunity to stand on their feet so that they are in control of their destiny, their own borders and their government, and do well in the economy - and thereby prevent the bad people from
coming back to Afghanistan."
12. Sadako Ogata, chair of the Afghan Reconstruction talk, and co-chairs walking to press conference
13. Press conference
14. Co-chairs on podium
15. Press conference
16. Cutaway of media
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Sadako Ogata, Chairman, Japanese Special Representative of Prime Minister for Afghanistan:
"Pledges and contributions of over 1.8 billion dollars - some donors made multi-year commitments of various time frames and the cumulative amount was more than 4.5 billion dollars."
18. Journalist asking question
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Sadako Ogata, Chairman, Japanese Special Representative of Prime Minister for Afghanistan:
"Things don't move on a straight line, they are zig-zagging, and even if there are some big difficulties on the road, we shouldn't give up because if the conference attendees here give up that means the Afghan people will have a worse, a very bad time. I think that with time and persistence, usually things move. "
20. NGO delegates walking out
21. Various of press
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Shaukat Aziz, Pakistan Finance Minister:
"I think that everyone has come through. This is really a defining moment for Afghanistan and the entire world community has supported it, so we are really very pleased."
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Kamal Kharrazi, Iranian Foreign Minister:
"Eventually the security of Afghanistan will have to be maintained by the national army of Afghanistan so the first thing to do is to establish a national army and a national police to take care of the security of Afghanistan and to prepare the ground for reconstruction."
24. Delegates walking
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai left a two-day conference on aid to his war-torn country on Tuesday with more than 4.5 (b) billion US dollars in assistance pledges.
The 4.5 (b) billion US dollars worth of pledges falls short of the five-year, 10 (b) billion dollar goal set by the United Nations.
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The campaigning has officially ended in Afghanistan's presidential election, and recent polls suggest the race is tightening. As Thursday's vote nears, three me...
The campaigning has officially ended in Afghanistan's presidential election, and recent polls suggest the race is tightening. As Thursday's vote nears, three men out of a field of more than 30 have emerged as the top challengers to incumbent President Hamid Karzai. VOA's Barry Newhouse looks at the frontrunners and their issues.
The campaigning has officially ended in Afghanistan's presidential election, and recent polls suggest the race is tightening. As Thursday's vote nears, three men out of a field of more than 30 have emerged as the top challengers to incumbent President Hamid Karzai. VOA's Barry Newhouse looks at the frontrunners and their issues.
(25 Jan 2002)
1. Wide shot of cocktail party
2. Medium shot Afghan interim Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah, speaking to the press
3. Cut away of phot...
(25 Jan 2002)
1. Wide shot of cocktail party
2. Medium shot Afghan interim Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah, speaking to the press
3. Cut away of photographer
4. Wide shot of Abdullah Abdullah walking to podium
5. Cut away of audience
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"What's happening today in Afghanistan: It is just one month from the formation or inauguration of the interim government. An interim government which was formed after 23 years of war and misery in Afghanistan. And if I may explain it briefly what is that about, it is just a hope in a country where in 23 years they are not seeing any hope."
7. Cut away to wide shot of auditorium
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"Most of the Taliban leaders presently are in Pakistan and most of the leaders of the organisations which are considered terrorist organisations which are Pakistani organisations, they are in Pakistan."
9. Abdullah Abdullah at podium
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"In the reconstruction of the country there also we need support. From the United States and from the rest of the world. The support from the United States in those aspects which I mentioned will have positive impact on the issue of political process. It will be an assurance. The continuation of the engagement of the United States in a constructive manner with the interim authority will be an assurance for our people about the continuation of the political process, which in itself will bring stability."
11. Cut away of audience
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim foreign minister said on Thursday that his country was experiencing hope for the first time in 23 years.
Abdullah Abdullah made the comments during a speech in Washington D.C., following a cocktail party held in his honour at a local hotel.
During his speech, the foreign minister also said Afghanistan will need international support as the process of reconstructing the war-ravaged country begins.
Abdullah stressed that a continuation of the current political process is essential to maintaining stability in the region.
The foreign minister will meet with U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday to discuss plans for next week's U-S visit by Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai.
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(25 Jan 2002)
1. Wide shot of cocktail party
2. Medium shot Afghan interim Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah, speaking to the press
3. Cut away of photographer
4. Wide shot of Abdullah Abdullah walking to podium
5. Cut away of audience
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"What's happening today in Afghanistan: It is just one month from the formation or inauguration of the interim government. An interim government which was formed after 23 years of war and misery in Afghanistan. And if I may explain it briefly what is that about, it is just a hope in a country where in 23 years they are not seeing any hope."
7. Cut away to wide shot of auditorium
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"Most of the Taliban leaders presently are in Pakistan and most of the leaders of the organisations which are considered terrorist organisations which are Pakistani organisations, they are in Pakistan."
9. Abdullah Abdullah at podium
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"In the reconstruction of the country there also we need support. From the United States and from the rest of the world. The support from the United States in those aspects which I mentioned will have positive impact on the issue of political process. It will be an assurance. The continuation of the engagement of the United States in a constructive manner with the interim authority will be an assurance for our people about the continuation of the political process, which in itself will bring stability."
11. Cut away of audience
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim foreign minister said on Thursday that his country was experiencing hope for the first time in 23 years.
Abdullah Abdullah made the comments during a speech in Washington D.C., following a cocktail party held in his honour at a local hotel.
During his speech, the foreign minister also said Afghanistan will need international support as the process of reconstructing the war-ravaged country begins.
Abdullah stressed that a continuation of the current political process is essential to maintaining stability in the region.
The foreign minister will meet with U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday to discuss plans for next week's U-S visit by Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai.
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AFGHANISTAN -- Afghan army under construction since 2001
As Afghanistan tries to prove its democratic credentials by holding successful parliamentary elections,...
AFGHANISTAN -- Afghan army under construction since 2001
As Afghanistan tries to prove its democratic credentials by holding successful parliamentary elections, another threat looms over the country's future autonomy. The Afghan army has been under construction since coalition forces arrived in 2001. It alone represents the country's future security, and is tasked with protecting its fragile institutions from a possible return of the Taliban.
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AFGHANISTAN -- Afghan army under construction since 2001
As Afghanistan tries to prove its democratic credentials by holding successful parliamentary elections, another threat looms over the country's future autonomy. The Afghan army has been under construction since coalition forces arrived in 2001. It alone represents the country's future security, and is tasked with protecting its fragile institutions from a possible return of the Taliban.
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(28 Jan 2002)
1.Wideshot of Afghan embassy where Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's interim authority chairman, attended ceremony to raise Afghan flag
2. Widesho...
(28 Jan 2002)
1.Wideshot of Afghan embassy where Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's interim authority chairman, attended ceremony to raise Afghan flag
2. Wideshot of Karzai panning to Haroon Amin, Afghan Charges D'Affaires raising Afghan flag at the Afghan embassy
3. Midshot of Afghan flag panning to singer singing the Afghan national anthem
4. SOUNDBITE: (English), Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Authority Chairman
"Let's hope that this flag will be there forever. And the partnership between the American and Afghan people will be forever. That is what the Afghan people have been asking for. And I too have asked for that."
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Armitage, US Undersecretary of State
"Let me extend our warmest congratulations on this occasion. It is a great pleasure, it will be a great occasion to again see the Afghan flag to flying over the Afghan embassy here. This is also a tribute to the Afghan people, to the Afghan interim authority, to the American and international commitment to Afghanistan that we are able to welcome to Washington after many years away."
6. Midshot of Karzai
7. SOUNDBITE: (English), Richard Armitage, US Undersecretary of State
"We are not able to translate exuberance quickly enough to meet the needs and the aspirations of the Afghan people. But it reminds us the United States that we have to really put our shoulders to the wheel to push forward."
8. Various of Afghan embassy exterior
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim President Hamid Karzai raised his country's flag at the Afghan embassy in Washington on Monday.
Karzai presided over the ceremony at the embassy, which had been closed for nearly five years, while the Taliban was in power.
The visiting Afghan leader says he hoped it marks the start of a partnership between Afghanistan and the U-S that will last forever.
Karzai says that's what the people of Afghanistan want.
He also said Monday's flag-raising did not come without costs, in the lives of those who fought for a "sovereign" and "good" Afghanistan.
Richard Armitage, US undersecretary of state and Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's foreign minister were also present at the ceremony.
Karzai, who is on a three day visit to the United States, heads next to the White House for talks with President Bush later on Monday.
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(28 Jan 2002)
1.Wideshot of Afghan embassy where Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's interim authority chairman, attended ceremony to raise Afghan flag
2. Wideshot of Karzai panning to Haroon Amin, Afghan Charges D'Affaires raising Afghan flag at the Afghan embassy
3. Midshot of Afghan flag panning to singer singing the Afghan national anthem
4. SOUNDBITE: (English), Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Authority Chairman
"Let's hope that this flag will be there forever. And the partnership between the American and Afghan people will be forever. That is what the Afghan people have been asking for. And I too have asked for that."
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Armitage, US Undersecretary of State
"Let me extend our warmest congratulations on this occasion. It is a great pleasure, it will be a great occasion to again see the Afghan flag to flying over the Afghan embassy here. This is also a tribute to the Afghan people, to the Afghan interim authority, to the American and international commitment to Afghanistan that we are able to welcome to Washington after many years away."
6. Midshot of Karzai
7. SOUNDBITE: (English), Richard Armitage, US Undersecretary of State
"We are not able to translate exuberance quickly enough to meet the needs and the aspirations of the Afghan people. But it reminds us the United States that we have to really put our shoulders to the wheel to push forward."
8. Various of Afghan embassy exterior
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim President Hamid Karzai raised his country's flag at the Afghan embassy in Washington on Monday.
Karzai presided over the ceremony at the embassy, which had been closed for nearly five years, while the Taliban was in power.
The visiting Afghan leader says he hoped it marks the start of a partnership between Afghanistan and the U-S that will last forever.
Karzai says that's what the people of Afghanistan want.
He also said Monday's flag-raising did not come without costs, in the lives of those who fought for a "sovereign" and "good" Afghanistan.
Richard Armitage, US undersecretary of state and Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's foreign minister were also present at the ceremony.
Karzai, who is on a three day visit to the United States, heads next to the White House for talks with President Bush later on Monday.
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The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan continues as the group announced leaders of a "caretaker" government Tuesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. secretaries of state and d...
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan continues as the group announced leaders of a "caretaker" government Tuesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. secretaries of state and defense were in the Gulf region, in Qatar, where the American evacuation mission is headquartered, and the White House requested $6.4 billion for both the evacuation and resettlement of Afghan refugees. Yamiche Alcindor reports.
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The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan continues as the group announced leaders of a "caretaker" government Tuesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. secretaries of state and defense were in the Gulf region, in Qatar, where the American evacuation mission is headquartered, and the White House requested $6.4 billion for both the evacuation and resettlement of Afghan refugees. Yamiche Alcindor reports.
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POOL
1. Various of votes being counted infront of loya jirga members
2. Box being brought out with votes
3. Wide pan of members watching
4. Various of votes being counted
5. Wide shot of loya jirga members after vote counting
6. Various of officials greeting Hamid Karzai
POOL
7. Wide shot of loya jirga meeting
8. SOUNDBITE (Pashtun) Ismail Qasim Yar, head of the Loya Jirga commission:
"The votes of Hamid Karzai, 1,295."
9. Various of members getting up to applaud and cheer
10. Wide of Karzai being congratulated
11. SOUNDBITE (Pashtun) Hamid Karzai, transitional president of Afghanistan:
"This a big vote of confidence that you have given me. I am a man, I am a weak man but I am here to serve you, the Afghan people. Our faith, our religion, I will serve our mujahedeen people, and I will serve in the development of our country. Thank you for your confidence."
12. Wide of the gathering
APTN
13. Set up of Zalmay Khalilzad, US Envoy to Afghanistan
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Zalmay Khalilzad, US Envoy to Afghanistan:
"With this new beginning the country's put on a path to solve its problems, stand on its own feet, have the difficult problems that they've had left behind them. So, we're very hopeful and as an American official I'm very pleased with whatever role we've played in helping them get to this stage."
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Azim Nasir Zia, Spokesman for former king Zaher Shah:
"I consider this a very good first step - and from now on hopefully with some, with a lot of assistance rather, from our friends and all that, we'll be able to reconstruct the country - most important, reunite and reintegrate Afghanistan."
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Manoel de Almeida e Silva, UN Envoy to Afghanistan:
"The result is a vote today by the Loya Jirga, which is a very respected institution with binding decisions - the vast majority of the votes in favour of the election - or rather, the vast majority elected Chairman Karzai, so that's very welcome."
17. Wide shot of loya jirga
STORYLINE:
Hamid Karzai, the US-backed leader of the interim Afghan administration, was overwhelmingly elected on Thursday as head of the new transitional government to rule the country for the next 18 months.
The 44-year-old chairman of the current interim government won 1,295 votes from delegates to the grand council, or Loya Jirga which has been meeting this week in Kabul.
Three others had been nominated although one was disqualified for lack of support.
Karzai won thunderous applause when the results were announced by the commission chairman, Ismail Qasim Yar.
The voting represented the first steps towards democracy for a country emerging from the ravages of two decades of war and poverty.
Karzai, praised for his reconciliation efforts during six months in power, promised a brighter future if the country's 27 million people can put aside ethnic differences and work together in peace.
US Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad sees Thursday's events as an opportunity for Afghanistan to experience a fresh start.
Afghanistan's former rulers, the Taliban, and their foreign fighters - including those affiliated with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network - were ousted in a US-led military campaign which followed the September 11 attacks.
The Taliban's departure was greeted with a massive international effort to help rebuild Afghanistan.
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(28 Jan 2002)
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1. Policeman and sniffer dog at Afghan Academy
2. Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai's limousine arrives at mosque
3. Karzai comes to podium amid applause
4. UPSOUND: (Pashtu) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader
(translation not available)
5. Crowd applauding Karzai
APTN/POOL
Washington DC
6. Wide of Hamid Karzai entering Georgetown University basketball auditorium/ audience applauds
7.SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader:
"For Muslims, we'll have Islamic laws that apply to Afghanistan in the governmental function accordingly. And Islam does not interfere with the counsel of government. Now, if you are asking about a politicised form of religion, that is a different question. If you're asking, if, in the name of Islam, we're going to create an unjust government like was in the past? No."
8. Cutaway to audience applauds
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Leader:
"These are areas in which we suffer a lot, in which we lack a lot. And these are the areas in which you have the expertise that we need. So do come. In addition to that, if someone out there wants to be the president, she or he is welcomed. So do come."
10. Cutaway to crowd applause
11. Karzai receiving Georgetown University's "President's Medal"
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim leader has appealed for thousands of young Afghans to return home and help rebuild their shattered country.
Hamid Karzai also promised a return to full democratic government on his first day of an official visit to Washington.
Karzai will meet President George W. Bush, administration officials and members of Congress during his stay.
On Sunday, Karzai attended a prayer service at a mosque in suburban Virginia in the afternoon, addressing several hundred Afghan-Americans on the situation in Afghanistan.
He later told a large crowd of Afghans and academics at Georgetown University that every Afghan would be allowed to vote for a new government to replace his interim administration.
He said the new government would be influenced by Islam, but would not politicise it.
Karzai urged students in the audience and thousands of other Afghan professionals around the world to take their skills back to Afghanistan, adding if someone wanted to be president, he or she would be welcome.
Karzai will meet US President George W. Bush on Monday.
He is expected to ask the president to maintain the US military presence in Afghanistan to help the interim government combat remnants of al Qaida installations and war lords.
Bush is considering withdrawing the United States forces once the interim government gives way to an elected government in June.
In addition to security issues, Bush and Karzai are expected to discuss rebuilding Afghanistan, and political issues such as the role of women in Afghan civic institutions, a US official said.
Karzai will also be a guest of honour at Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday.
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The interim foreign minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming days as part of efforts by the two sides to reset their ties in the wake of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, a media report said on Saturday.
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Night shots
1. Vnukova 2 Airport terminal
2. Russian and Afghan flags
3. Various of Hamid Karzai's plane taxiing
4. Cameramen
5. Plane taxiing
6. Officials walk out to plane
7. Coat of arms on plane's tail
8. Interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai emerges from plane, walks down steps and is greeted
9. Cameramen
10. Karzai walks
11. Karzai waves to cameras
12. Airport terminal
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim prime minister arrived in Moscow on Monday evening for talks with President Vladimir Putin and other officials on Russian help towards the rebuilding of Afghanistan's military and infrastructure.
Hamid Karzai, leading a large government delegation, was to meet Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday.
Karzai was also expected to meet Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and the speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament, Gennady Seleznyov.
Russian aid for rebuilding Afghanistan was expected to dominate talks.
Karzai and his hosts were also likely to address joint efforts in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism.
Russia, which has supported the US-led anti-terror operation, has been eager to build close ties with the new Afghan government, including by helping rebuild the military.
Numerous Afghan officials have visited Moscow in recent weeks.
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(22 Jan 2002)
1. Press conference of Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader
2. Karzai
3. Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan Interim Foreign Minister
4. Press conference
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We are happy with the result of the conference that we had yesterday and today, and I hope we can go back to our people to give them the good news. And I also hope that the pledges made by the international community are made true immediately in the coming days so that we can begin the process of reconstruction and take the country forward."
6. Cutaway of media
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We will be a samurai against corruption."
8. Cutaway of journalists
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"I will make sure that the money that comes for aid is not used by individuals or by anybody - that it goes to the Afghan people and if it doesn't go, you will see that we will make it known. There is no way that that can be allowed."
10. Cutaway of press conference
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Government Leader:
"We need to strengthen the nation state of Afghanistan and strengthen it in all aspects that it is necessary to prevent the return of terrorism, to prevent their using the poverty that is still lingering there in Afghanistan, and to provide the Afghan people with an opportunity to stand on their feet so that they are in control of their destiny, their own borders and their government, and do well in the economy - and thereby prevent the bad people from
coming back to Afghanistan."
12. Sadako Ogata, chair of the Afghan Reconstruction talk, and co-chairs walking to press conference
13. Press conference
14. Co-chairs on podium
15. Press conference
16. Cutaway of media
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Sadako Ogata, Chairman, Japanese Special Representative of Prime Minister for Afghanistan:
"Pledges and contributions of over 1.8 billion dollars - some donors made multi-year commitments of various time frames and the cumulative amount was more than 4.5 billion dollars."
18. Journalist asking question
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Sadako Ogata, Chairman, Japanese Special Representative of Prime Minister for Afghanistan:
"Things don't move on a straight line, they are zig-zagging, and even if there are some big difficulties on the road, we shouldn't give up because if the conference attendees here give up that means the Afghan people will have a worse, a very bad time. I think that with time and persistence, usually things move. "
20. NGO delegates walking out
21. Various of press
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Shaukat Aziz, Pakistan Finance Minister:
"I think that everyone has come through. This is really a defining moment for Afghanistan and the entire world community has supported it, so we are really very pleased."
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Kamal Kharrazi, Iranian Foreign Minister:
"Eventually the security of Afghanistan will have to be maintained by the national army of Afghanistan so the first thing to do is to establish a national army and a national police to take care of the security of Afghanistan and to prepare the ground for reconstruction."
24. Delegates walking
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai left a two-day conference on aid to his war-torn country on Tuesday with more than 4.5 (b) billion US dollars in assistance pledges.
The 4.5 (b) billion US dollars worth of pledges falls short of the five-year, 10 (b) billion dollar goal set by the United Nations.
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The campaigning has officially ended in Afghanistan's presidential election, and recent polls suggest the race is tightening. As Thursday's vote nears, three men out of a field of more than 30 have emerged as the top challengers to incumbent President Hamid Karzai. VOA's Barry Newhouse looks at the frontrunners and their issues.
(25 Jan 2002)
1. Wide shot of cocktail party
2. Medium shot Afghan interim Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah, speaking to the press
3. Cut away of photographer
4. Wide shot of Abdullah Abdullah walking to podium
5. Cut away of audience
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"What's happening today in Afghanistan: It is just one month from the formation or inauguration of the interim government. An interim government which was formed after 23 years of war and misery in Afghanistan. And if I may explain it briefly what is that about, it is just a hope in a country where in 23 years they are not seeing any hope."
7. Cut away to wide shot of auditorium
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"Most of the Taliban leaders presently are in Pakistan and most of the leaders of the organisations which are considered terrorist organisations which are Pakistani organisations, they are in Pakistan."
9. Abdullah Abdullah at podium
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's interim Foreign Minister:
"In the reconstruction of the country there also we need support. From the United States and from the rest of the world. The support from the United States in those aspects which I mentioned will have positive impact on the issue of political process. It will be an assurance. The continuation of the engagement of the United States in a constructive manner with the interim authority will be an assurance for our people about the continuation of the political process, which in itself will bring stability."
11. Cut away of audience
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim foreign minister said on Thursday that his country was experiencing hope for the first time in 23 years.
Abdullah Abdullah made the comments during a speech in Washington D.C., following a cocktail party held in his honour at a local hotel.
During his speech, the foreign minister also said Afghanistan will need international support as the process of reconstructing the war-ravaged country begins.
Abdullah stressed that a continuation of the current political process is essential to maintaining stability in the region.
The foreign minister will meet with U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday to discuss plans for next week's U-S visit by Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai.
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AFGHANISTAN -- Afghan army under construction since 2001
As Afghanistan tries to prove its democratic credentials by holding successful parliamentary elections, another threat looms over the country's future autonomy. The Afghan army has been under construction since coalition forces arrived in 2001. It alone represents the country's future security, and is tasked with protecting its fragile institutions from a possible return of the Taliban.
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(28 Jan 2002)
1.Wideshot of Afghan embassy where Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's interim authority chairman, attended ceremony to raise Afghan flag
2. Wideshot of Karzai panning to Haroon Amin, Afghan Charges D'Affaires raising Afghan flag at the Afghan embassy
3. Midshot of Afghan flag panning to singer singing the Afghan national anthem
4. SOUNDBITE: (English), Hamid Karzai, Afghan Interim Authority Chairman
"Let's hope that this flag will be there forever. And the partnership between the American and Afghan people will be forever. That is what the Afghan people have been asking for. And I too have asked for that."
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Armitage, US Undersecretary of State
"Let me extend our warmest congratulations on this occasion. It is a great pleasure, it will be a great occasion to again see the Afghan flag to flying over the Afghan embassy here. This is also a tribute to the Afghan people, to the Afghan interim authority, to the American and international commitment to Afghanistan that we are able to welcome to Washington after many years away."
6. Midshot of Karzai
7. SOUNDBITE: (English), Richard Armitage, US Undersecretary of State
"We are not able to translate exuberance quickly enough to meet the needs and the aspirations of the Afghan people. But it reminds us the United States that we have to really put our shoulders to the wheel to push forward."
8. Various of Afghan embassy exterior
STORYLINE:
Afghanistan's interim President Hamid Karzai raised his country's flag at the Afghan embassy in Washington on Monday.
Karzai presided over the ceremony at the embassy, which had been closed for nearly five years, while the Taliban was in power.
The visiting Afghan leader says he hoped it marks the start of a partnership between Afghanistan and the U-S that will last forever.
Karzai says that's what the people of Afghanistan want.
He also said Monday's flag-raising did not come without costs, in the lives of those who fought for a "sovereign" and "good" Afghanistan.
Richard Armitage, US undersecretary of state and Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's foreign minister were also present at the ceremony.
Karzai, who is on a three day visit to the United States, heads next to the White House for talks with President Bush later on Monday.
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The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan continues as the group announced leaders of a "caretaker" government Tuesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. secretaries of state and defense were in the Gulf region, in Qatar, where the American evacuation mission is headquartered, and the White House requested $6.4 billion for both the evacuation and resettlement of Afghan refugees. Yamiche Alcindor reports.
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The Afghan Interim Administration (AIA), also known as the Afghan Interim Authority, was the first administration of Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime and was the highest authority of the country from December 22, 2001 until July 13, 2002.
The Bonn Agreement established an Afghan Interim Authority which would be established upon the official transfer of power on 22 December 2001. The Interim Authority would consist of Interim Administration a Supreme Court of Afghanistan and a Special Independent Commission for the Convening of an Emergency Loya Jirga (Grand Council). The Emergency Loya Jirga was to be held within 6 months after the establishing of the AIA and would put in place an Afghan Transitional Authority which would replace the Afghan Interim Authority.
The Afghan Interim Administration, the most important part of the Interim Authority, would be composed of a Chairman, five Vice Chairmen and 24 other members which each head a department of the Interim Administration. Also decided was that Pashtun leader Hamid Karzai would be the chairman of the Interim Administration.
(MENAFN - PajhwokAfghanNews) PESHAWAR (Pajhwok). Khyber Pakht–unkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur says his administration is awaiting approval from Islamabad for talks with the interim Afghan ... .