Editing Pashtuns (section)

===Jirga===
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Another prominent Pashtun institution is the [[loya jirga|''lóya jirgá'']] ({{langx|ps|لويه جرګه}}) or 'grand council' of elected [[elder (administrative title)|elders]].<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1782079.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Q&A: What is a loya jirga?|date=1 July 2002|access-date=11 May 2010}}</ref> Most decisions in tribal life are made by members of the [[jirga|''jirgá'']] ({{langx|ps|جرګه}}), which has been the main institution of authority that the largely egalitarian Pashtuns willingly acknowledge as a viable governing body.<ref name="HRW">{{cite web|url=http://hrw.org/press/2002/04/qna-loyagirga.htm|title=Q & A on Afghanistan's Loya Jirga Process|access-date=10 October 2006|publisher=Human Rights Watch}}</ref>