Karzai approves Afghanistan's new political parties law

[DUreader]

http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en41634&F_catID=sd&f_type=source


KABUL: Afghan president Hamid Karzai has
approved a law on political parties which bars
armed groups and militant forces from setting up
a political party, a foreign news agency reported
on Monday.

The President approved the law on political
parties and it will be made available to public
in one week, Afghan justice minister Abdul Rahim
Karimi told reporters.

Political parties shall not have military
organizations or affiliations with armed force,
receive funds from foreign sources, create a real
danger to the rights and freedom of individuals
or intentionally disrupt public order and
security, indicates an article of the new party
law.

Political parties shall not pursue objectives
that are opposed to the principles of the holy
religion Islam, use force, or threaten with, or
propagate, the use of force, incite to ethnic
racial, religious or sectional violence, the text
of the new law says.

[jcgadfly]

1. And it only affects Kabul,

the extent of Karzai's power.