Agreed at the Bonn meeting, December 2001 Source: The Times
Chairman
Hamid Karzai, Pashtun, Rome group (i.e. loyal to former King Zahir Shah)
Vice-Chairmen
Women's Affairs: Sima Samar, Hazara, Rome group Defence: Mohammad Qassem Fahim, Tajik, Northern Alliance Planning: Muhammad Mohaqqeq, Hazara, Northern Alliance Water and Electricity: Shaker Kargar, Uzbek, Northern Alliance Finance: Hedayat Amin Arsala, Pashtun, Rome group
Members
Foreign Affairs: Dr Abdullah Abdullah, Tajik, Northern Alliance Interior: Younous Qanooni, Tajik, Northern Alliance Commerce: Seyyed Mustafa Kazemi, Shia, Northern Alliance Mines and Industries: Muhammad Alem Razm, Uzbek, Northern Alliance Small Industries: Aref Noorzai, Pashtun, Northern Alliance Information and Culture: Raheen Makhdoom, Rome group Communications: Abdul Rahim, Tajik, Northern Alliance Labour and Social Affairs: Mir Wais Sadeq, Northern Alliance Hajj (Pilgrimage): Mohammad Hanif Hanif Balkhi, Shia, Independent Martyrs and Disabled: Abdullah Wardak, Northern Alliance Education: to be announced, Rome group Higher Edication: Sharif Faez, Northern Alliance Public Health: Suhaila Seddiqi, Tajik, Independent Public Works: to be announced, Rome group Rural Development: Abdul Malik Anwar, Northern Alliance Urban Development: Abdul Qadir, Pashtun, Northern Alliance Reconstruction: Muhammad Amin Farhang, Rome group Transport: Sultan Hamid Hamid Return of Refugees: Enayatullah Nazeri, Northern Alliance Agriculture: Seyyed Hussein Anwari, Shia, Northern Alliance Irrigation: Mangal Hussein, Pashtun Justice: Abdul Rahim Karimi, Uzbek, Northern Alliance Air Transport and Tourism: Abdul Rehman, Tajik, Rome group Department of Border Affairs: to be announced, Rome group
It is proposed that the interim administration will take power on 22nd December 2001. The next step is for it to convene a Loya Jirga under the auspices of former King Zahir Shah. This will draw up a new constitution, and will choose a transitional government that will hold power for two years from 22nd July 2002 until elections sometime in 2004.
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