CHAPTER ELEVEN
AMENDMENT

ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE: THE PRINCIPLE OF ADHERENCE TO THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM, AND THE REPUBLICAN ORDER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONSTITUTION, SHALL NOT BE AMENDED. AMENDING OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION, IN VIEW OF EXPERIENCE AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TIME, SHALL TAKE PLACE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER ON THE PROPOSAL OF THE GOVERNMENT, OR OF THE CENTRAL COUNCIL OF THE PARTY, OR OF ONE THIRD OF THE MELI JIRGA.

ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO: THE PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE LOYA JIRGA AND SHOULD A MAJORITY OF ITS MEMBERS APPROVE THE NECESSITY OF AMENDMENT, THE JIRGA SHALL APPOINT FROM AMONGST ITS MEMBERS A COMMITTEE TO PREPARE THE DRAFT AMENDMENT. THIS COMMITTEE SHALL DRAFT THE AMENDMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SUPREME COURT AND SUBMIT IT TO THE LOYA JIRGA. SHOULD THE DRAFT AMENDMENT BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LOYA JIRGA, IT SHALL COME INTO FORCE AFTER SIGNATURE AND PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC.