jirga

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a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders

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most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police Source: Internet

A new constitution backed by a loya jirga was promulgated in February 1977, but failed to satisfy all political factions. Source: Internet

As the Taliban's power grew, decisions were made by Mullah Omar without consulting the jirga and without consulting other parts of the country. Source: Internet

However he was obliged to publicly step aside at the behest of the United States as many of the delegates to the Loya Jirga were prepared to vote for Zahir Shah and block the US-backed Hamid Karzai. Source: Internet

In 1985 the Loya Jirga was reconvened. Source: Internet

At the same time the 25-year-old Ahmad Khan was busy in Afghanistan calling for a loya jirga ("grand assembly") to select a leader among his people. Source: Internet

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