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To: LindyBill who wrote (22864)1/4/2004 6:32:47 AM
From: Elsewhere  Respond to of 793963
 
Afghans Agree on Historic New Constitution
By Stephen Graham, Associated Press Writer
Yahoo! News Sun, Jan 04, 2004
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's constitutional convention agreed Sunday on a historic new charter, overcoming weeks of division to reach a compromise meant to bind together this war-ravaged nation's mosaic of ethnic groups, the chairman said.

Just a day after warning the summit was heading to humiliating failure, council chairman Sibghatullah Mujaddedi told the 502-delegates meeting under a giant tent in the Afghan capital that last-ditch diplomacy secured a comprehensive deal.


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