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Article: Rebuilding Afghanistan; The war against terrorism.(Afghanistan's loya jirga)(grand council to set up government)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- June 8, 2002
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Next week's loya jirga is just the beginning
SIX months after a blueprint for its political transition was drafted in Bonn, Afghanistan is about to take the next step on the road to peace. Next week a loya jirga--or grand council--will meet to decide who the next head of state will be, and what the next government will look like. Only a year ago, few would have predicted the demise of the Taliban and the end of 23 years of civil war. Are Afghans finally about to have a taste of stability and prosperity?
Many obstacles need to be overcome before they do. This loya jirga should not be misread as the clear-cut happy ending of a successful American military ...