Glossary of Afghan Words
Arbakai, local police
Jang salar, commander, warlord
Jirga, peace mission, assembly
Khan, the highest traditional title given to a ruler, a lord
Loya Jirga, Grand Assembly, National Assembly
Malik, traditional power-broker on village level
Meshrano Jirga, Upper House of Parliament
Mullah, Islamic cleric
Shura, traditional local council of elders
Wolesi Jirga, Lower House of Parliament
Afghanistan: Creation of a Warlord Democracy
Ch. 3: The Afghan Cultural Model
Ch. 4: Democratization by Foreign Intervention
Ch. 5: Democratization without Illusions
Ch. 6: Post-modernizing Afghanistan
Ch. 7: Managing Militant Entrepreneurship
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