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List of Karzai-Rassoul Jirga Participants
Sunday, 23 February 2014 20:12 Last Updated on Sunday, 23 February 2014 23:25 Written by TOLOnews.com
TOLOnews has gotten acces to the list of 170 people who participated in a Jirga on Friday in Kabul charged with choosing whether Zalmai Rassoul or Qayoum Karzai would continue a bid for the Presidency. Both candidates reportedly agreed to accept the Jirga's decision.
According to sources inside the Jirga, 20 members - all tribal elders - had the final say on the Jirga's ruling and represented 12 provinces and eight tribes. The tribes included the Quaraish, Momand, Safi, Popalzai, Ahmadzai, Hussain Khail, Alakozay and Eshaq Zai tribes.
The names of those 20 members are as follows:
Hazrat Muhammad Ameen Mujaddadi
Qazi Muhammad Amin Waqad
Said Ikram
Dr. Asif Kabir
Haji Rohullah
Engineer Qarar
Haji Nematullah
Haji Noor Muhammad
Mullah Muhammad Alam
Abdul Qadeer Hussain Khail
Sarmalem Abdul Aziz
Haji Noor Muhammad
Khan Qayoum Khan
Muhammad Tahir Safi
Rohani Saheb
Mawlawi Qalam-u-din
Faiz-ul-Rahman Muslim
Khan Jan Alakozai
Pohand Muhammad Qasem Jamdar
This Jirga was led by Muhammad Ameen Mujaddadi, with Qazi Muhammad Amin serving as Deputy.
TOLOnews' source inside the Jirga, who has asked to remain anoynmous, said that the majority of the members chose to back Qayoum Karzai. However, reportedly the 20 Jirga representatives met with President Hamid Karzai on Saturday and he expressed favor for Rassoul.
The Presidential Palace has not commented on those reports, though a statement was released commending the Jirga organizers for pursuing the nation's best interests.
President Karzai is currently on a trip to Sri Lanka to open a new Afghan Embassy in the capital, Colombo.
http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanist...a-participants-
Sunday, 23 February 2014 20:12 Last Updated on Sunday, 23 February 2014 23:25 Written by TOLOnews.com
TOLOnews has gotten acces to the list of 170 people who participated in a Jirga on Friday in Kabul charged with choosing whether Zalmai Rassoul or Qayoum Karzai would continue a bid for the Presidency. Both candidates reportedly agreed to accept the Jirga's decision.
According to sources inside the Jirga, 20 members - all tribal elders - had the final say on the Jirga's ruling and represented 12 provinces and eight tribes. The tribes included the Quaraish, Momand, Safi, Popalzai, Ahmadzai, Hussain Khail, Alakozay and Eshaq Zai tribes.
The names of those 20 members are as follows:
Hazrat Muhammad Ameen Mujaddadi
Qazi Muhammad Amin Waqad
Said Ikram
Dr. Asif Kabir
Haji Rohullah
Engineer Qarar
Haji Nematullah
Haji Noor Muhammad
Mullah Muhammad Alam
Abdul Qadeer Hussain Khail
Sarmalem Abdul Aziz
Haji Noor Muhammad
Khan Qayoum Khan
Muhammad Tahir Safi
Rohani Saheb
Mawlawi Qalam-u-din
Faiz-ul-Rahman Muslim
Khan Jan Alakozai
Pohand Muhammad Qasem Jamdar
This Jirga was led by Muhammad Ameen Mujaddadi, with Qazi Muhammad Amin serving as Deputy.
TOLOnews' source inside the Jirga, who has asked to remain anoynmous, said that the majority of the members chose to back Qayoum Karzai. However, reportedly the 20 Jirga representatives met with President Hamid Karzai on Saturday and he expressed favor for Rassoul.
The Presidential Palace has not commented on those reports, though a statement was released commending the Jirga organizers for pursuing the nation's best interests.
President Karzai is currently on a trip to Sri Lanka to open a new Afghan Embassy in the capital, Colombo.
http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanist...a-participants-