DOZENS OF DELEGATES HAVE WALKED OUT OF THE SECOND DAY OF AFGHANISTAN'S...

World | June 12, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

Dozens of delegates have walked out of the second day of Afghanistan's traditional council gathering -- the loya jirga -- just hours after a brawl broke out outside the assembly. Around 60 to 70 delegates, frustrated over what they said was the lack of a free vote over the country's future, left the 1,500-member meeting Wednesday. The delegates said they were not being consulted on leaders for a transitional administration, while others accused the faction leaders of intimidation.

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