National Assembly (Afghanistan)
former bicameral national legislature of Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Assembly (Pashto: ملی شورا, romanized: Mili Shura, Persian: شورای ملی, romanized: Shura-e Milli), also known as the Parliament of Afghanistan or simply as the Afghan Parliament is the legislature of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Quick Facts National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan د افغانستان د اسلامی جمهوري دولت ملي شوراشورای ملی دولت جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان, Type ...
National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan[1] د افغانستان د اسلامی جمهوري دولت ملي شورا شورای ملی دولت جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان | |
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Type | |
Houses | Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders) Wolesi Jirga (House of the People) |
Leadership | |
President of Wolesi Jirga | Vacant since 15 August 2021[2] |
President of Meshrano Jirga | Fazel Hadi Muslimyaar since 29 January 2011 |
Seats | 352 members (Wolesi Jirga: 249, Meshrano Jirga: 103) |
Meeting place | |
Kabul | |
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In August 2021, activity (or business) had stopped at the National Assembyl.
While the legislature de jure still exists, de facto it was dissolved[source?] on 15 August 2021 after the fall of Kabul and after almost all government officials fled the country.