1. The MML shall obey Islam‘s principles for Afghanistan is an Islamic Republic and its religion is the sacred [religion] of Islam." The last sentence is based on Articles 1 and 2 of the Afghan Constitution.

2. A spokesman for Royal Mail said: Neither Royal Mail or any of its people were involved in this case in any way other than to help the police investigate the criminal activities carried out by MML.

3. The proposed preamble further emphasizes the role of religion by recalling Article 3 of the constitution, which stipulates that "no law can be contrary to the beliefs and provisions of the sacred religion of Islam." In a seemingly redundant statement, the proposed preamble then states that the MML should be in accordance with the Afghan Constitution and the "international covenants" that the country has signed.

4. The current media law has no preamble, but Article 1 states: "This law has been enacted in accordance with Article 34 of the Constitution and in pursuance of Article 1' of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in order to ensure the right to freedom of thought and expression and [to] organize the activities of mass media in the country." In Article 2, the law commits Afghanistan to observing the "principles of expression of mass media enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, taking into consideration the injunctions of Islam." The proposed amendments by the Religious and Cultural Affairs Commission revoke Article 1, replacing it with a nine–part preamble that begins: "The Mass Media Law (MML) is within the guidelines of the Noble Koran.