Hezb-e Jomhorikhahan
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Republican Party of Afghanistan is a political party
in Afghanistan
. When the party was founded in 1999, it declared the UN Human Rights Declaration as the programme of the party. Sebghatullah Sanjar was elected as the chairman of the party.
The party established liaisons with the UN Special Mission to Afghanistan office in Kabul, and was invited to the 2001 Bonn
conference. However, a shift in the UNSMA office resulted in the group being degraded to observers at the conference. Along with other democratic sections that had been invited to the Bonn conference, the party took part in founding the Council of Defenders of Peace and Democracy in the spring of 2002, just weeks before the opening of the Emergency Loya Jirga
. In late 2002, the leadership of the party was passed over to Sibghatullah Sanjar, after an election within the party ranks.
During the constitutional Loya jirga of 2003, the Party announced its support for a presidential system
in the future constitution of Afghanistan
. The Party also expressed its support for free education
and health care
. As of 2003, the party claimed to have 35 000 members across the country.
On 6 March 2004, it became the first political party to register at the Ministry of Justice under the new system.
On October 1, 2005 it took part in founding the Advisory Commission of National and Democratic Parties
(AC-NDP), a broad coalition of factions opposed to 'warlord
ism'. However it soon withdrew from the new structure.Ministry of Justice - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Adla Bahram is the director of women's affairs of the party.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. When the party was founded in 1999, it declared the UN Human Rights Declaration as the programme of the party. Sebghatullah Sanjar was elected as the chairman of the party.
The party established liaisons with the UN Special Mission to Afghanistan office in Kabul, and was invited to the 2001 Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
conference. However, a shift in the UNSMA office resulted in the group being degraded to observers at the conference. Along with other democratic sections that had been invited to the Bonn conference, the party took part in founding the Council of Defenders of Peace and Democracy in the spring of 2002, just weeks before the opening of the Emergency Loya Jirga
2002 loya jirga
An Emergency "Loya Jirga" was held in Kabul, Afghanistan between 11th and 19th June 2002 to elect a transitional administration in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Emergency Loya Jirga was called for by the Bonn Agreement. The agreement was drawn up in December 2001, in Bonn, Germany...
. In late 2002, the leadership of the party was passed over to Sibghatullah Sanjar, after an election within the party ranks.
During the constitutional Loya jirga of 2003, the Party announced its support for a presidential system
Presidential system
A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
in the future constitution of Afghanistan
Constitution of Afghanistan
The Constitution of Afghanistan is the supreme law of the state Afghanistan, which serves as the legal framework between the Afghan government and the Afghan citizens...
. The Party also expressed its support for free education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
. As of 2003, the party claimed to have 35 000 members across the country.
On 6 March 2004, it became the first political party to register at the Ministry of Justice under the new system.
On October 1, 2005 it took part in founding the Advisory Commission of National and Democratic Parties
Advisory Commission of National and Democratic Parties
Advisory Commission of National and Democratic Parties was an alliance of political parties in Afghanistan, founded in October 2004. The provisional spokesperson of the AC-NDP was Zulfeqar Khan Omid.Members of AC-NDP were:...
(AC-NDP), a broad coalition of factions opposed to 'warlord
Warlord
A warlord is a person with power who has both military and civil control over a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one who espouses the ideal that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war...
ism'. However it soon withdrew from the new structure.Ministry of Justice - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Adla Bahram is the director of women's affairs of the party.