Word: jirga
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...bill. The ethnic minorities of the Northern Alliance find him acceptable too. After dismissing past efforts to bring back the monarch, Pakistan is now inviting him to send an envoy to Islamabad to discuss the political future of Afghanistan. Once inside Afghanistan, Zahir Shah intends to call a loya jirga (gathering) of all the ethnic tribes to oust the Taliban...