While a new constitution is currently being prepared for Afghanistan under U.S. supervision, former Afghani Premiere and head of the Islamic Party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar slammed the constitution as a game of the "puppet government" aiming at giving legitimacy to U.S.-led occupation forces.
Being under U.S. occupation and the lack of a central government that controls all Afghan states are not suitable circumstances to issue a constitution, Hekmatyar said in a statement. He also called for fighting U.S. occupation before proceeding to prepare a constitution. âA new constitution can not be issued while U.S.-led forces are still occupying the Afghan capital and towns, deploying their military bases in Bagram, Khawagah, Roush, Khost, Gardez and Qandhaz and killing and detaining Afghans,â Hekmatyar said. "The game of constitution making by (the) Afghan puppet government is a joke and farce like the Loya Jirga," the statement said, referring to the traditional tribal assembly which created the current 18-month transitional government last year. He added that to pass a new constitution, the country should be free and the people should have freedom of opinion, will as well as independence. The country should also be governed by a popular government, approved by the Afghan people, he said.
| "I know they want me, that's why I don't even have to ask them!" |
"Under the Geneva Convention, no occupation force has the right to make changes in text books and the constitution of occupied countries," the statement's added. âThe Shura Council representing the people should be the sole body preparing the new constitution. It should monitor all its stages. Such a constitution should observe customs, traditions and cultural heritage of the people,â Hekmatyar said.
| "Our cultural heritage and traditions call for beating our women and shooting each other over trivial matters." |
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