THE CONSTITUTION OF AFGHANISTAN In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds; and Praise and Peace be upon Mohammad, His last Messenger and his disciples and followers. PREAMBLE We the people of Afghanistan: • Believing firmly in Almighty God, relying on His divine will and adhering to the Holy religion of Islam; • Realizing the previous injustices, miseries and innumerable disasters which have befallen our country; • Appreciating the sacrifices, historical struggles, jihad and just resistance of all the peoples of Afghanistan, admiring the supreme position of the martyr's of the country's freedom; • Comprehending that a united, indivisible Afghanistan belongs to all its tribes and peoples; • Observing the United Nations Charter as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; And in order to: Strengthen national unity, safeguard independence, national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country; Establish an order based on the peoples' will and democracy; Form a civil society void of oppression, atrocity, discrimination as well as violence, based on rule of law, social justice, protecting integrity and human rights, and attaining peoples' freedoms and fundamental rights; Strengthen political, social, economic as well as defense institutions; Attain a prosperous life and sound living environment for all inhabitants of this land;