Afghanistan

Population Statistics

32,564,342

Total Population

4,884,651

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

18 September 2012

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004)

Updated: June 2015

Article 6 states:

The state shall be obligated to create a prosperous and progressive society based on social justice, preservation of human dignity, protection of human rights, realization of democracy, attainment of national unity as well as equality between all peoples and tribes and balance development of all areas of the country.

 

Article 7 states:

The state shall observe the United Nations Charter, inter-state agreements, as well as international treaties to which Afghanistan has joined, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The state shall prevent all kinds of terrorist activities, cultivation and smuggling of narcotics, and production and use of intoxicants.

 

Article 22 states:

Any kind of discrimination and distinction between citizens of Afghanistan shall be forbidden. The citizens of Afghanistan, man and woman, have equal rights and duties before the law.

 

Article 53 states:

The state shall adopt necessary measures to regulate medical services as well as financial aid to survivors of martyrs and missing persons, and for reintegration of the disabled and handicapped and their active participation in society, s in accordance with provisions of the law. The state shall guarantee the rights of retirees, and shall render necessary aid to the elderly, women without caretaker, disabled and handicapped as well as poor orphans, in accordance with provisions of the law.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004)