World IN BRIEF : AFGHANISTAN : Assembly Moves to Assure Islamic Rule
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A national assembly of tribal and religious leaders moved closer to creating an Islamic state in Afghanistan by banning all non-Muslim groups, according to news reports from Kabul. At the final session of the five-day assembly, the council was prepared to select 20% of its delegates to form the new Afghan Parliament. Meanwhile, several long-range rockets crashed into Kabul, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen others, Defense Ministry sources said.
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