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Loya Jirga
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loya jirga [ˌlɔɪə ˈdʒɜːgə]
n (often with capitals)
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an assembly of regional leaders and tribal chiefs in Afghanistan
[from Pashto, literally: grand assembly]
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Noun1.Loya Jirga - a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce"
Jirga - a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"
Afghanistan, Islamic State of Afghanistan - a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"
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Loya Jirga [ˌlɔːjəˈdʒɜːgə] N (in Afghanistan) → Loya Jirga f
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Politically the problem of peace cannot be solved unless the traditional representative parliament or Loya Jirgah is convened.
AFGHAN CONFLICT ? A SOCIO-LOGICAL PERSPECTIVE by Inam Ul Haque / Anthropology, archeology, folklore community
An Emergency Loya Jirgah was convened in June 2002 to determine who will lead the country among three viable candidates for leadership: Ex-king Mohammad Zahir (who had reigned for forty years till 1973), Hamid Karzai and Mohammad Yunus Qanooni.
Rebuilding Afghanistan five years after the collapse of the Taliban by Emadi, Hafizullah / Contemporary Review
After extensive consultations with Afghans in all walks of life and in all parts of the world, he suggested that Afghans rely on their tradition, such as the convening of a grand assembly of Afghan tribal and other leaders-the "Loya Jirgah"-which throughout Afghanistan history had been convened to settle crisis situations, The Loya Jirgah could convene after total troop withdrawal had been achieved, perhaps around 1 March 1989, Mr.
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