1. Minister of Information and Culture, as the chairman. 2. A member of Supreme Court based on decision of Supreme Court’s High Council, as member 3. A member of the Religious, Cultural, Education and Higher Education Committee of the Lower House, as member 4. A member of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission as elected by it, as member 5. One elected representative of journalists’ unions, as member 6. One relevant and elected representative of civil society, as member 7. Authorized representative of Independent Bar Association, as member (2) Ministry of Information and Culture shall function as the secretariat of the committee. (3) The Selection Committee shall announce acceptance of application for membership of the commission after five working days following its first meeting. (4) The Selection Committee shall identify 15 qualified candidates through a competitive process and introduce them to the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan within 10 working days after the end of the vacancy announcement. (5) The President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan shall choose 5 out of 15 candidates considering their professional background and gender-balance as members of the commission with following terms: 1. Three member for the period of five years. 2. Two member for the period of three years. (6) Members of commission shall be appointed for 5 years in the following terms. (7) Members of the commission can only be appointed for one term based on clause (5) and (6) of this article. (8) Members of the Commission shall not hold any job during their tenure except teaching in a higher education institutions. Election of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary Article 21 Commission in their first meeting elect its Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary from amongst its members for a term of two and a half years. Their re-election in the same position is permitted for another term. Functions and powers of the Commission Article 22 (1) The commission has the following powers and functions: 1- Oversee application access to information process from the respective institutions and the manner in which information is provided. 2- Assess applicants’ complaints. 3- Demand documents from information offices of institutions, if required. 4- Provide appropriate advice to information applicants and institutions