Afghanistan: UN Deeply Concerned at Delay in Parliament’s Inauguration

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 January 2011 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today voiced “deep concern and surprise” at the recent call to delay the inauguration of the National Assembly that was elected in September.

According to media reports, President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday that Sunday’s scheduled opening would be pushed back to 22 February to allow a special tribunal of the Supreme Court to decide whether some disputed winners should…