Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A council of elders or head men among the Afghans.
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- noun A gathering of
elders orleaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders
Etymologies
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Examples
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If they did not, the peace "jirga" - the name for a traditional Afghan assembly of elders - would still go ahead and focus on how to bring insurgents into talks and end the conflict,
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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If they did not, the peace "jirga" - the name for a traditional Afghan assembly of elders - would still go ahead and focus on how to bring insurgents into talks and end the conflict,
Telegraph Major News 2010
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A national peace conference - or "jirga" - in May was shaken by a rocket attack and gun battles with militants.
icHuddersfield 2010
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A national peace conference - or "jirga" - in May was shaken by
icBirmingham 2010
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A national peace conference - or "jirga" - in May was shaken by a rocket attack and gun battles with militants.
WalesOnline - Home 2010
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A national peace conference - or "jirga" - in May was shaken by a rocket attack and gun battles with militants.
Mirror.co.uk - News 2010
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Mr Karzai is stopping in the UK on the way back from a week of talks with the Obama administration in the US, ahead of a peace gathering - or "jirga" - to be held in his country at the end of this month and the Kabul Conference on July 20.
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Mr Karzai is stopping in the UK on the way back from a week of talks with the Obama administration in the US, ahead of a peace gathering - or "jirga" - to be held in his country at the end of this month and the Kabul Conference on July 20.
Home 2010
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A national peace conference - or "jirga" - in May was shaken by a rocket attack and gun battles with militants.
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A national peace conference - or "jirga" - in May was shaken by
icCheshireOnline 2010
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