- A
jirga (Pashto: جرګه, jərga) is an ****embly of
leaders that
makes decisions by
consensus according to Pashtunwali, the
Pashtun social code. It is conducted...
- may also
refer to:
Meshrano Jirga ("Elders'
Jirga"), the
upper house of the
Afghan legislature Wolesi Jirga, ("People's
Jirga"), the
lower house of the...
-
comprising two chambers:
Meshrano Jirga (مشرانو جرګه) or the
House of Elders: an
upper house with 102 seats.
Wolesi Jirga (ولسي جرګه) or the
House of the...
-
temporary transitional government in
Afghanistan established by the loya
jirga in June 2002. The
Transitional Authority succeeded the
original Islamic...
- A 502-delegate loya
jirga convened in Kabul, Afghanistan, on
December 14, 2003, to
consider the
proposed Afghan Constitution.
Originally planned to last...
-
Pashtun National Jirga (PNJ; Pashto: پښتون قامي جرګه) or
Pashtun National Court (پښتون قامي عدالت), also
known as the
Khyber Jirga (خېبر جرګه), commenced...
- The
House of
Representatives of the People, or Da
Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga (Pashto: دَ افغانستان ولسي جرګه), was the
lower house of the
bicameral National...
-
jirga (Pashto for "grand ****embly") was held in Kabul,
Afghanistan between 11 and 19 June 2002 to
elect a
transitional administration. The loya
jirga...
- The
Samoon Jirga (Reforms ****embly) is an
Afghan pressure group, a
political think tank, a
research &
policy organization, that is
voluntarily formed...
- also
agreed that a
Constitutional Loya
Jirga should be
convened to
draft a new constitution. The
Emergency Loya
Jirga of 2002 set up an
Afghan Constitutional...
