Karzai Names Transitional Afghan Cabinet
- The elected president named his cabinet, which was approved by the grand council. Guardian Unlimited.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,740364,00.html

The Loya Jirga Joke
- Gary Leupp comments the US involvement in the Loya Jirga. Counterpunch, US.
- http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp0627.html

Afghan Leader Swears In Five Deputies With an Eye to Balance
- Discusses the choice of vice-presidents for the new transitional government.
- http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/06/28/international/asia/28AFGH.html

Karzai Grapples with Appointment of Women's Affairs Minister
- Sima Samar declined the offer after coming under conservative attack, and the president has no clear-cut alternative.
- http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav062502a.shtml

New Afghan Cabinet Configuration Source of Discontent for Many Pashtuns
- Detailed report by Ahmed Rashid.
- http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav062402.shtml

Yunus Qanooni's Rejection Ends Afghan Council on a Bumpy Note
- Report on Hamid Karzai's problems to establish a cabinet. By Eurasianet.
- http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav062002a.shtml

Democracy Born Again in Kabul
- Report on the election of Hamid Karzai for head of state, against two other candidates, one of them a woman.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,736989,00.html

Afghans Gather to Thrash Out Future
- Report on the assembly, the members and the problems that need to be solved.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,730554,00.html

Special Independent Commission for the Convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga
- A list of the members with brief biographical notes.
- http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/afghan/member-comm.htm

Questions and Answers on Afghanistan's Loya Jirga Process
- Human Rights Watch explains the issue and offers related information and links.
- http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/04/qna-loyagirga.htm

Procedures for the Observation of the Elections of the Members of the Emergency Loya Jirga and the Audition of Complaints Arising From It
- The official document.
- http://www.eurasianet.org/loya.jirga/observation.shtml

Afghanistan's Emergency Loya Jirga: Special Report
- Documents, analysis, background and history on Afghanistan's June 10-16 Emergency Loya Jirga, or tribal grand council.
- http://www.eurasianet.org/loya.jirga/