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A group of a delegation headed by acting Minister Mullah Noori has departed to Ghazni province to address the grassland dispute between Kochi and Hazara, the Official said on Sunday.
The delegation includes Mullah Noorullah Noori, Acting Minister for Tribal and border Affairs; Mowlavi Fazal Bari Fazli, acting deputy Minister for Agriculture, Haji Najib, acting director for General Directorate of Intelligence, Haji Khalifa, a representative for the Interior Minister, Mawlavi Obaidullah, Representative for Attorney General Office.
The Official asserted that the acting government saw conflict resolution as part of its mandate and would mobilize all resources to that end. Therefore, the delegation aimed to find a permanent solution in the Nawar District of Ghazni.
The grassland dispute has a long history between Pashtun nomad-Kuchis and Hazara ethnic groups. The Ghazni people expressed concern about the advancement of armed Kuchis in their agricultural land last year.
Several disputes existed in other parts of the Ghazni province, such as Malistan and Jaghori. In addition, a similar situation has been in other central provinces of Afghanistan, such as Maidan Wardak, Bamyan, and Ghor.
Although the local people have frequently sought the local authorities to fix the problems, there was no intention of doing so. The head of the deployed delegation hoped that the dispute would end soon if both sides cooperated with the delegations.
Mohammad Gul Kochi, representative of Kochi tribe, told Pajhwok Afghan News Hazara people often resort to violence and attacked Kochies over grassland dispute in Nawar district in the past years.
"During republic regime Hazara people on the direction of their elders Mohaqiq, Qasami and Changiz often attacked Kochies in which over 20 people were killed, scored injured and some were tortured."
Mohammad Mehdi, a tribal elder from Hazara ethnic group, said: "A mistake that the governor of Nawar district committed was the kidnapping of a woman from Kochi tribe and she was murdered after some time."
He added Hazara tribe collected 10 million afs and gave it to Kochi tribe as ransom money.
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Nawar district is known for its massive grasslands, greenery, hillsides and beautiful weather. Past government dubbed Nawar as national park.