2004 Constitution of Afghanistan

E181748

national constitution supreme law

The 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan was the supreme law that established Afghanistan as an Islamic republic with a presidential system, defining the structure of government, citizens’ rights, and the country’s post-Taliban political order.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Afghanistan (2004)	7
Constitution of Afghanistan	5
2004 Constitution of Afghanistan canonical	3
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	2
Afghan constitution	1
Afghan constitution (when in force)	1
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004)	1
constitution of Afghanistan	1
draft constitution of Afghanistan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1591749 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan
Context triple: [2004 Afghan presidential election, constitutionalBasis, 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan]

A. Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
The Constitution of Pakistan (1973) is the supreme law that defines Pakistan as a federal parliamentary republic, outlining the structure, powers, and functions of the state’s institutions and guaranteeing fundamental rights to its citizens.
B. Constitution of Algeria
The Constitution of Algeria is the supreme legal framework that defines the country’s political system, institutions, and fundamental rights and freedoms.
C. Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
The Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the foundational legal framework that defines the political structure, powers of government institutions, and relationship with Pakistan for the self-governing region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
D. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the foundational legal document that defines Iran’s political system as an Islamic republic, structures its branches of government, and embeds the doctrine of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the Islamic jurist) at the core of state authority.
E. Constitution of 4 October 1958
The Constitution of 4 October 1958 is the fundamental law that established France’s Fifth Republic and defined its semi-presidential system of government.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan
Target entity description: The 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan was the supreme law that established Afghanistan as an Islamic republic with a presidential system, defining the structure of government, citizens’ rights, and the country’s post-Taliban political order.

A. Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
The Constitution of Pakistan (1973) is the supreme law that defines Pakistan as a federal parliamentary republic, outlining the structure, powers, and functions of the state’s institutions and guaranteeing fundamental rights to its citizens.
B. Constitution of Algeria
The Constitution of Algeria is the supreme legal framework that defines the country’s political system, institutions, and fundamental rights and freedoms.
C. Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
The Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the foundational legal framework that defines the political structure, powers of government institutions, and relationship with Pakistan for the self-governing region of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
D. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the foundational legal document that defines Iran’s political system as an Islamic republic, structures its branches of government, and embeds the doctrine of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the Islamic jurist) at the core of state authority.
E. Constitution of 4 October 1958
The Constitution of 4 October 1958 is the fundamental law that established France’s Fifth Republic and defined its semi-presidential system of government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
adoptedBy	Loya Jirga ⓘ linked to: Constitutional Loya Jirga of 2003–2004
adoptedOn	2004-01-04 ⓘ
basisFor	post-2001 Afghan political system ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	2004-01-26 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	Islamic law ⓘ elections ⓘ human rights ⓘ independence of judiciary ⓘ political parties ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
declaresReligion	Islam ⓘ
declaresState	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ linked to: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (post-2001, former)
defines	duties of citizens of Afghanistan ⓘ fundamental rights of citizens of Afghanistan ⓘ post-Taliban political order of Afghanistan ⓘ structure of government of Afghanistan ⓘ
draftingContext	post-Taliban transition ⓘ
establishesBranch	executive branch ⓘ judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ
establishesChamber	House of Elders ⓘ House of the People ⓘ
establishesInstitution	Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan ⓘ Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan ⓘ
establishesLegislature	National Assembly of Afghanistan ⓘ
establishesOffice	Vice President of Afghanistan ⓘ linked to: Vice President of the Interim Administration of Afghanistan
governmentSystem	presidential system ⓘ
headOfGovernment	President of Afghanistan ⓘ
headOfState	President of Afghanistan ⓘ
influencedBy	Islamic law principles ⓘ international human rights norms ⓘ
language	Dari ⓘ Pashto ⓘ linked to: Pashto language
legalForm	Islamic republic ⓘ
legalHierarchy	highest law in Afghanistan (2004–2021) ⓘ
promulgatedBy	President Hamid Karzai ⓘ linked to: Hamid Karzai
recognizesCapital	Kabul ⓘ
recognizesOfficialLanguages	Dari ⓘ Pashto ⓘ linked to: Pashto language
requiresOathTo	uphold the Constitution ⓘ
statusAfter2021	effectively suspended ⓘ
subjectToAmendmentBy	Loya Jirga ⓘ linked to: Constitutional Loya Jirga of 2003–2004
superseded	1964 Constitution of Afghanistan ⓘ
typeOfLaw	written constitution ⓘ

How these facts were elicited