“A group of influential tribal leaders from seven of Afghanistan’s 33 provinces say they’re so dismayed at the process by which the loya jirga, or national assembly, is being formed that they will boycott the all-important gathering this June. The leaders are also demanding that the meeting, which will select a 111-person Afghan parliament, be postponed for 18 months.”
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