Afghan Interim Authority
| Afghan Interim Administration | |
|---|---|
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| Date formed | 22 December 2001 |
| Date dissolved | 13 July 2002 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Hamid Karzai |
| Head of government | Hamid Karzai |
| Deputy head of government | Mohammed Fahim, Sima Samar, Mohammed Mohaqqeq, Ahmed Shakar Karkar and Hedayat Amin Arsala |
| No. of ministers | 30 |
| Total no. of ministers | 30 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Rabbani Cabinet |
| Successor | Afghan Transitional Administration |
The Afghan Interim Administration (AIA), also known as the Afghan Interim Authority, was the first administration of Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime and was the highest authority of the country from 22 December 2001 until 13 July 2002.
After the September 11 attacks, the United States launched a "Global War on Terrorism" as part of its Operation Enduring Freedom, to remove the Taliban government from power in Afghanistan. Just after the commencement of the invasion of Afghanistan, the United Nations sponsored an international conference in Bonn, Germany with Afghan anti-Taliban leaders to re-create the State of Afghanistan and form an interim government.
The Bonn Agreement established an Afghan Interim Authority which would be established upon the official transfer of power on 22 December 2001. The Interim Authority would consist of Interim Administration a Supreme Court of Afghanistan and a Special Independent Commission for the Convening of an Emergency Loya Jirga (Grand Council). The Emergency Loya Jirga was to be held within 6 months after the establishing of the AIA and would put in place an Afghan Transitional Authority which would replace the Afghan Interim Authority. The Afghan Interim Administration, the most important part of the Interim Authority, would be composed of a Chairman, five Vice Chairmen and 24 other members which each head a department of the Interim Administration. Also decided was that Pashtun leader Hamid Karzai would be the chairman of the Interim Administration.
At the Loya jirga of 13 July 2002 the Interim Administration was replaced by a Transitional administration.
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