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Afghanistan: Amnesty Law Fuels Debate on Reconciliation Process
BY AUNOHITA MOJUMDAR
Sakina is angry. "Who is Karzai to forgive the deaths in my family?" she fumes. "Was his home looted? Was his son killed? What gives him the right to forgive on my behalf? He has no right." The source of Sakina's ire is Afghan President Hamid Karzai's reconciliation initiative.
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ALMANAC FACTS
Area: 250,000 sq mi (647,500 sq km)
Population: 33,609,937
Capital: Kabul 2,206,300
President: Hamid Karzai
Religion: Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1%
GDP per capita: $800
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