GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): An eight-year-old conflict between two Kochi (nomad) families has been resolved in southern Ghazni province, an official said on Monday.

Mawlawi Jan Mohammad Haji Momin, head of Borders and Tribal Affairs, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the dispute began eight years ago over land and grazing rights.

He said that with the cooperation of religious scholars and tribal elders, a jirga were convened, which successfully ended the feud and transformed hostility into friendship, allowing the families to return to peaceful lives.

Mohammad Bilal, a Kochi elder who took part in the jirga, said both families had lived in fear and insecurity for years, unable to settle peacefully in their own areas.

He added that from now on, both sides would live in a spirit of peace and brotherhood and cooperate in their daily affairs.

Bilal warned that had the dispute not been resolved, it could have escalated into a wider tribal conflict, requiring much greater effort and time to settle.

He called on local authorities to continue mediating personal and communal disputes among villages, tribes, and families across the province.

Similar conflicts have previously been resolved through mediation efforts in Deh Yak, Jaghori, and Nawar districts of the province.

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