This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links ... AFGHANISTAN -- The last time a traditional loya jirga, a grand council meeting, was held ...

KABUL, Afghanistan – An historic gathering to ratify a new constitution for this war ... The government had planned the loya jirga (search) — or grand council — to start Wednesday, but ...

After that, the plan calls for another loya jirga to be convened to approve a new constitution, paving the way immediately for nationwide elections and the installation of Afghanistan's first ...

Rooted in the tribal customs of the country, the Loya Jirga became a distinct political institution with the rise of the Durrani Empire in the 18th century. Since 2004, the current Afghan Constitution ...

“If our people don’t have delegates at the loya jirga, they will never have faith in the constitution,” warned Mohammed Sangeen Tawalzalzai, a failed candidate who won the most ...

"Osama and Mullah Omar will also be found," he said. The 160-article draft constitution put before the loya jirga foresees no post of prime minister in a highly centralized government and would ...

The Loya Jirga is a centuries-old institution that has been convened at times of national crisis or to settle national issues. Historically, it has been used to approve a new constitution ...

Delegates were expected to reconvene Saturday. Disagreement over the new Afghan constitution forced the assembly, or Loya Jirga, to adjourn Thursday. There were heated arguments over whether to ...

KABUL, Dec 27: Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga delegates were on Saturday wrangling over the draft constitution after President Hamid Karzai insisted on a strong presidency to prevent a slide back into ...

After the 18-month term and the establishment of the transitional authority, a constituent Loya Jirga will be held in order to adopt a new constitution for Afghanistan. The Loya Jirga constitutes ...