Sentence examples for local elders from inspiring English sources

Then we go to the local elders for help.

A meeting with local elders was planned for Friday.

They were on their way to meet the local elders, accompanied by two Afghan platoons.

At weekly meetings with local elders and in more informal encounters, the soldiers, led by Capt.

Musa Qala was taken over by the Taliban after a controversial deal with local elders.

But other Otomi objected, saying only local elders should hold ceremonies there.

Its mission had been to enter the village of Laneyal and meet with local elders.

"We have started negotiations through tribal elders and other influential local elders to secure their release," he said.

But local communities will in most cases vote as blocks, according to decisions made by local elders and power-brokers.

She acted as the jirga's chairwoman, although the councils are almost always convened and presided over by local elders.

Acting through local elders, called maliks, the agent's single main charge is to keep the tribes in check.