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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.
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 | |
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 | |
Website | |
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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.
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