Posted on 01/08/2004 10:42:26 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:12:27 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan yesterday said Afghans will not be forced to practice Islam, even though the country's new draft constitution makes numerous references to Islam's supremacy.
"The constitution recognizes that the religion of the state of Afghanistan is Islam," Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said in response to questions from The Washington Times. "The majority of Afghans, about 98 percent or so, are Muslims.
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