Directory of Loya Jirga Resources

This category is for sites on the Loya Jirga, a type of traditional council for decisions making in Afghanistan.

Resources in This Category

Karzai Grapples with Appointment of Women's Affairs Minister

http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav062502a.shtml
Sima Samar declined the offer after coming under conservative attack, and the president has no clear-cut alternative.
New Afghan Cabinet Configuration Source of Discontent for Many Pashtuns

http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav062402.shtml
Detailed report by Ahmed Rashid.
Special Independent Commission for the Convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga

http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/afghan/member-comm.htm
A list of the members with brief biographical notes.
The Guardian - Afghans Gather to Thrash Out Future

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/jun/10/afghanistan.jonathansteele
Report on the assembly, the members and the problems that need to be solved.
The Guardian - Democracy Born Again in Kabul

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/jun/14/afghanistan.jonathansteele
Report on the election of Hamid Karzai for head of state, against two other candidates, one of them a woman.
Yunus Qanooni's Rejection Ends Afghan Council on a Bumpy Note

http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav062002a.shtml
Report on Hamid Karzai's problems to establish a cabinet. By Eurasianet.

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