Overview
In December 2001, a number of prominent Afghans met under UN auspices in Bonn, Germany, to decide on a plan for governing the country; as a result, the Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) - made up of 30 members, headed by a chairman - was inaugurated on 22 December 2001 with a six-month mandate to be followed by a two-year Transitional Authority (TA), after which elections are to be held.
One of the sections of the Bonn Agreement envisaged the establishment of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. Resolution 1386 of the United Nations Security Council subsequently established ISAF.
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