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[ 17 October 2005 ]

Afghan National Assembly Might Begin Work In November

The head of the transitional parliamentary secretariat has said that the National Assembly's first session could be held as early as 1 November, official Radio Afghanistan reported on 15 October.

The Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) previously announced that the first session of the new Afghan parliament will begin at the end of Lendai (22 November to 21 December).

A budget of 250 million afghanis (around $5 million) has been earmarked for parliamentarians' salaries and other costs, according to Radio Afghanistan. AT

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