National Assembly of Afghanistan

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The National Assembly is Afghanistan's national legislature. It is a bicameral body, comprising two chambers:

• The House of the People (Majles-e Numāyendagān): the 250-member lower house.
• The House of Elders (Majles-e Buzurgān): an upper house with an indeterminate number of seats.

A new parliament building is being constructed with Indian assistance. The former King of Afghanistan, Mohammed Zahir Shah, laid the foundation stone for a new parliament building on August 29, 2005.^[1]

[edit] External links

• The official website of the National Assembly of Afghanistan

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