KABUL: Afghanistan’s first president following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country and the collapse in 1992 of Kabul’s pro-communist government, Sibghatullah Mojaddedi has died. Mojaddedi’s death comes three days before the 30th anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. After the withdrawal, Afghanistan’s communist regime collapse in 1992 and Mojaddedi, who led the Afghan National Liberation Front, was chosen as interim president. But Mojaddedi continued to play a prominent role in Afghan politics, particularly after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. In 2003, Mojaddedi served as chairman of the Loya Jirga — or Grand Assembly — that approved Afghanistan’s new constitution for a post-Taliban era.

Source: Pakistan Today February 12, 2019 10:51 UTC