Preparations for meeting of Loya Jirga in Kabul

Описание: (8 Jun 2002)
Kabul - 8 June 2002
1. Afghans in loya jirga tent attending a ceremony to mark handing over of site to loya jirga commission
2. Children carrying large jigsaw piece in shape of one of Afghanistan's provinces, handing it to a member of the commission (two children from each province carried jigsaw shapes that make up Afghanistan jigsaw)
3. Cutaway musicians playing
4. People in ceremonial dress fitting jigsaw piece into Afghanistan jigsaw
5. Wide of ceremony
6. Wide of children in ceremonial dress standing in front of jigsaw, holding hands singing
7. Delegates standing around outside in part of the loya jirga conference compound
8. Various of delegates
9. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Wali Mohammed Saidi, Loya jirga delegate
"For Afghanistan's future we want to be able to bring rights to the people and to pay close attention to democracy."
10. SOUNDBITE (Dari) Nadia Salih, Loya jirga delegate
"We want the future to be free of militarism, we want to see the disarming of people. Every mother wants this and so do I."
11. Two female delegates
12. Wide of women sitting outside dormitory
13. Message boards
Kabul - 7 June 2002
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmed Nader Nadery, Loya jirga commission spokesman
"This loya jirga will bring a legitimacy for the future transitional government and it's very important for everyone across the country and it will be the end point for three decades of evil war in this country."
Logar Province - 5 June 2002
15. Various of people queuing outside a tent to vote for loya jirga delegate
16. Various of people inside voting
17. Various of counting votes
18. Various of women sitting in tent
Kabul - 8 June 2002
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Manoel (correct spelling) de Almeida y Silva, United Nations spokesman
"We do not yet have a clear picture of all the delegates, however preliminary indications show us there are people coming from different strata with different political inclinations and many of what are the so-called independents. A very important aspect of this loya jirga is the participation of women. There are some 180 women at least participating in this process which is a significant change from the past, and indeed we hope a very clear indication of the role that women and human rights will play in the future of this country."
FILE - Kabul
20. Various of interim Prime Minister Hamid Karzai at the ISAF headquarters, shaking hands with British troops
Kabul - 8 June 2002
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Najibullah Amin, Political scientist, Kabul University
"Because he (Karzai) doesn't have a history of war, fighting and bloodshed among other leaders, and so it improves the situation for being a leader in future."
Kabul - Recent
22. Various of loya jirga tent being erected
Kabul - 8 June 2002
23. Wide of tent with flags flying
24. Various of security which is extremely tight amid fears the loya jirga will be targetted by al-Qaida
25. Wide from top of building showing line of soldiers filing past tents within compound
STORYLINE:
Afghani delegates have gathered in Kabul ahead of this week's loya jirga, or grand council, to choose a new government.
One-thousand delegates have been chosen by ballot from districts throughout the country, while another 500 have been selected to represent Afghans living abroad.
Starting on Monday, they will decide the government to lead the country up to elections in about 18 months time.
They'll also decide its form and powers and its relationship to local warlords throughout the country.
On Saturday, delegates attended a ceremony to hand over the Kabul loya jirga site to the loya jirga commission.

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