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Jirga logo #10101) Council
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Jirga

Jirga logo #21000 A jirga (occasionally jarga or jargah; Pashto: {big|جرګه}) is a tribal assembly of elders which takes decisions by consensus. It is common among the Pashtun people and, to a lesser extent, other nearby ethnic groups. Most jirgas are found in Afghanistan and among Pashtuns in Pakistan, especially near its border with Afghanistan. == Function ==...
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Jirga

Jirga logo #20974 noun 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`
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