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Diane Ladd 1935 - 2025

Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd and mother of Laura Dern, died on November 3, 2025 at the age of 89 in Ojai, California. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— October 16, 2017 Los Angeles, Ca. Ellery Harper, Laura Dern, Jaya Harper and Diane Ladd 24th annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills Photo by Meleah Loya AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Diane Ladd 1935 - 2025

Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd and mother of Laura Dern, died on November 3, 2025 at the age of 89 in Ojai, California. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— October 16, 2017 Los Angeles, Ca. Diane Ladd 24th annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills Photo by Meleah Loya AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Afghan President Karzai

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech during the closing of an Afghan assembly known as the loya jirga in Kabul on Nov. 24, 2013.

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Afghan President Karzai

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech during the closing of an Afghan assembly known as the loya jirga in Kabul on Nov. 24, 2013.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Loya Jirga (grand council) begins in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening of the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Local leaders attend the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011, which began the same day. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops.

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Afghan council agrees on Constitution

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at the closing ceremony of the Loya Jirga, or grand council, in Kabul on Jan. 4. Afghanistan's constitutional convention agreed on a national Constitution after weeks of discord.

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(2)Afghan voting marred by boycott

KABUL, Afghanistan - A group of women delegates to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) sit in protest after boycotting a voting on a draft constitution on Jan. 1.

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(1)Afghan voting marred by boycott

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Uzbek woman delegate to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) argues with a male delegate after refusing to vote on a draft constitution on Jan. 1. Up to a quarter of the 502 delegates thrashing out a new Afghan constitution boycotted the voting on the draft that outlines a strong presidential system with a limited role for parliament.

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Karzai addresses loya jirga

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, who was sworn in as president of a transitional government June 20, addresses the loya jirga, the country's grand council, pledging to continue the fight against terrorism and end ethnic strife and warlordism.

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Karzai unveils cabinet lineup

KABUL, Afghanistan - Delegates at the Afghan grand council, the loya jirga, listen to president-elect Hamid Karzai as he unveils a new cabinet lineup.

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Delegates listen to Karzai speech at loya jirga

KABUL, Afghanistan - Female delegates at the Afghan grand council, the loya jirga, listen to a speech by Hamid Karzai, president of the transitional government, in Kabul on June 19. (pool photo)

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Karzai speaks at loya jirga

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai, the new president of an Afghan transitional government, speaks at the Afghan grand council, the loya jirga, in Kabul on June 19.

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Karzai sworn in as president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai (L) takes the oath of office to become the president of an Afghan transitional government in Kabul on June 19. He was elected by the Afghan grand council, the loya jirga, June 13. (pool photo)

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(1)Karzai victorious in loya jirga election

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan leader Hamid Karzai casts a ballot in Kabul in this pool photo on June 13 in a historic election at the loya jirga grand council to choose the head of a transitional government. Karzai secured the post with a landslide victory.

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(2)Karzai victorious in loya jirga election

KABUL, Afghanistan - People in Kabul listen to radio reports about a historic election at the loya jirga grand council to choose a leader for Afghanistan's transitional government.

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(5)Afghan grand assembly convened

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai addresses the Loya Jirga, the country's traditional grand council, which was convened in Kabul on June 11.

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(4)Afghan grand assembly convened

KABUL, Afghanistan - Former Afghan King Zahir Shah (on the screens) declares the Loya Jirga, the country's traditional grand council, opened in Kabul on June 11.

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(2)Afghan grand assembly convened

KABUL, Afghanistan - Delegates offer prayer at the venue of the Loya Jirga, Afghanistan's traditional grand council, which was convened in Kabul on June 11.

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(6)Afghan grand assembly convened

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai (R) takes the hand of former King Zahir Shah (2nd from L) as they walk to the venue of the Loya Jirga, the country's traditional grand council, convened in Kabul on June 11.

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(3)Afghan grand assembly convened

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai (R) addresses the Loya Jirga, the country's traditional grand council, in Kabul on June 11 as former Afghan King Zahir Shah (seated 3rd from L) watches on the rostrum.

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Afghan national assembly convenes June 10

KABUL, Afghanistan - Ismail Qasemyar (R), chairman of the Loya Jirga Commission, and Lakhdar Brahimi, U.N. special envoy, attend a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 8, two days ahead of the convocation of Afghanistan's emergency national assembly. The assembly is aimed at choosing a new transitional government to lead the nation until a fully representative government can be chosen through general elections within two years.

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-LOYA JIRGA

(220630) -- KABUL, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Taliban members stand guard near the conference venue of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 30, 2022. The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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Afghanistan's Loya Jirga or grand assembly opens in Kabul

STORY: Afghanistan's Loya Jirga or grand assembly opens in Kabul DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the streets in Kabul. STORYLINE: The much-awaited Loya Jirga or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders opened in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, the Afghan caretaker government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. Mujahid told the state-run Mili Television that the Jirga allows people of Afghanistan and even representatives of Iran and Pakistan-based Afghan refugees to attend it. Some 70 personalities representing Afghan refugees in Pakistan and about 30 others from refugees living in Iran have participated in the Jirga. According to the state-run Bakhtar news agency, about 3,500 religious scholars and elders from across the country have been invited to attend the grand assembly. Participants of the jirga are expected to discuss a series of issues, including reopening schools for girls from 7th grade to 12th grade, the

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Karzai speaks at loya jirga

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai, the new president of an Afghan transitional government, speaks at the Afghan grand council, the loya jirga, in Kabul on June 19.

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Karzai sworn in as president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai (L) takes the oath of office to become the president of an Afghan transitional government in Kabul on June 19. He was elected by the Afghan grand council, the loya jirga, June 13. (pool photo)

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(6)Afghan grand assembly convened

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai (R) takes the hand of former King Zahir Shah (2nd from L) as they walk to the venue of the Loya Jirga, the country's traditional grand council, convened in Kabul on June 11.

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Afghan national assembly convenes June 10

KABUL, Afghanistan - Ismail Qasemyar (R), chairman of the Loya Jirga Commission, and Lakhdar Brahimi, U.N. special envoy, attend a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 8, two days ahead of the convocation of Afghanistan's emergency national assembly. The assembly is aimed at choosing a new transitional government to lead the nation until a fully representative government can be chosen through general elections within two years.

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Loya Jirga (grand council) begins in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops. (Kyodo)

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Local leaders attend the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011, which began the same day. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops. (Kyodo)

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Afghan national conference

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during the opening of the Loya Jirga (grand council) in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 16, 2011. More than 2,000 local elders gathered in the Afghan capital for the four-day conference on the country's long-term relations with the United States after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops. (Kyodo)

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(2)Afghan voting marred by boycott

KABUL, Afghanistan - A group of women delegates to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) sit in protest after boycotting a voting on a draft constitution on Jan. 1. (Kyodo)

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(2)Karzai victorious in loya jirga election

KABUL, Afghanistan - People in Kabul listen to radio reports about a historic election at the loya jirga grand council to choose a leader for Afghanistan's transitional government.

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(2)Afghan grand assembly convened

KABUL, Afghanistan - Delegates offer prayer at the venue of the Loya Jirga, Afghanistan's traditional grand council, which was convened in Kabul on June 11.

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(1)Karzai victorious in loya jirga election

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan leader Hamid Karzai casts a ballot in Kabul in this pool photo on June 13 in a historic election at the loya jirga grand council to choose the head of a transitional government. Karzai secured the post with a landslide victory.

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(1)Afghan voting marred by boycott

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Uzbek woman delegate to Afghanistan's Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) argues with a male delegate after refusing to vote on a draft constitution on Jan. 1. Up to a quarter of the 502 delegates thrashing out a new Afghan constitution boycotted the voting on the draft that outlines a strong presidential system with a limited role for parliament. (Kyodo)

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Afghan grand assembly

A grand assembly, known as Loya Jirga, is held in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 7, 2020.

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Afghan grand assembly

Female delegates attend a grand assembly, known as Loya Jirga, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 7, 2020.

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Afghan president at grand assembly

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addresses the closing ceremony of the country's Loya Jirga grand assembly in Kabul on May 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan president at grand assembly

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (front row, 2nd from R) attends the country's Loya Jirga grand assembly in Kabul on May 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Afghan council agrees on Constitution

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at the closing ceremony of the Loya Jirga, or grand council, in Kabul on Jan. 4. Afghanistan's constitutional convention agreed on a national Constitution after weeks of discord. (Kyodo)

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Karzai addresses loya jirga

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, who was sworn in as president of a transitional government June 20, addresses the loya jirga, the country's grand council, pledging to continue the fight against terrorism and end ethnic strife and warlordism.

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Delegates listen to Karzai speech at loya jirga

KABUL, Afghanistan - Female delegates at the Afghan grand council, the loya jirga, listen to a speech by Hamid Karzai, president of the transitional government, in Kabul on June 19. (pool photo)