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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Afghanistan s Taliban rulers held a gathering Thursday of some 3,000 Islamic clerics and tribal elders for the first time since seizing power in August, urging those at the meeting to advise them on running the country. Women were not allowed to attend. World News | Afghan Taliban Hold Clerics Gathering, Aiming to Boost Rule.
Many politicians and residents have asked the Taliban to invite women as well as representatives from all Afghan ethnic groups for the gathering (Loya Jirga) of Islamic scholars to be held today.
Qari Hamdullah Yaquobi, a participant in a previous “Gathering of Islamic Clerics," held in the time of the first Islamic Emirate leadership, said holding such gatherings is effective in sh