Afghan Charter of Impunity:

Yesterday on 20 February 2007, Afghanistan's upper house of Parliament, Mushrano Jirga, passed a resolution known as National Reconciliation Charter by a 50-16 majority to provide amnesty to all Afghans who were involved in war crimes since Soviet's invasion in 1979. The resolution which was passed earlier by the lower house of Parliament, Wolesi Jirga, on 31 January 2007 provides impunity to the war criminals including Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. This poses the most serious threat to the credibility of President Hamid Karzai.