Constitution of Afghanistan
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Chapter 5 National Assembly
- Jurisdiction
- Afghanistan
- Provision
- 3
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source3. The remaining one third of the members shall be appointed by the President, for a 5-year term, from amongst experts and experienced personalities, including two members from amongst the impaired and handicapped, as well as two from nomads.
The President shall appoint 50 percent of these individuals from amongst women. The individual selected as a member of the House of Elders shall lose membership to the related Council, and, another individual shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the law.
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Constitution of Afghanistan · wipo.int · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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