... or pressure groups: the former resistance commanders are the major power brokers in the countryside; shuras (councils) of commanders are now administering most cities outside Kabul; ulema (religious scholars); tribal elders Member of: Has previously been a member of AsDB, CP, ... — The 1992 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... of Europe to virtual impotence so that the Soviet Union would be the only major power on the ... — The Invisible Government • Dan Smoot
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