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Key to governing Afghans: the clans

Christian Science Monitor

For centuries, it was tribal leaders rather than kings who truly ruled Afghanistan. “Given the fact that the present administration neither is very strong nor has a great deal of legitimacy, tribal structures have rebounded”, says David Edwards, an anthropologist with extensive experience in Afghanistan >>continue

Christian Science Monitor

For centuries, it was tribal leaders rather than kings who truly ruled Afghanistan. "Given the fact that the present administration neither is very strong nor has a great deal of legitimacy, tribal structures have rebounded", says David Edwards,…

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