Interim Administration and Transitional Authority
After the fall of the Taliban regime and their retreat to eastern Afghanistan, an interim government or administration under Hamid Karzai was established. This government had the highest authority in Afghanistan from December 22, 2001 to July 13, 2002. The head of the transitional government was determined at the International Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany. Chairman of the interim government was determined as Hamid Karzai (11). Later, Karzai was placed in power again, during the the 2004 elections and the 2009 elections (12). The interim government was succeeded by the Transitional Authority once more under the main leader of Hamid Karzai. The Transitional Authority remained in power from 13 July 2002, to 7 December 2004. The 2004 elections to determine a democratically elected leader was held on october 9, 2004 and the elected officials took power immediately following the Transitional authority (13).
After the fall of the Taliban regime and their retreat to eastern Afghanistan, an interim government or administration under Hamid Karzai was established. This government had the highest authority in Afghanistan from December 22, 2001 to July 13, 2002. The head of the transitional government was determined at the International Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, Germany. Chairman of the interim government was determined as Hamid Karzai (11). Later, Karzai was placed in power again, during the the 2004 elections and the 2009 elections (12). The interim government was succeeded by the Transitional Authority once more under the main leader of Hamid Karzai. The Transitional Authority remained in power from 13 July 2002, to 7 December 2004. The 2004 elections to determine a democratically elected leader was held on october 9, 2004 and the elected officials took power immediately following the Transitional authority (13).