Everyone could find that from the eighteenth century or before that, the structure of the government in Afghanistan was primarily based on tribalism. The most important point in the history of Afghanistan is the significant role of Kandahar’s tribal leaders. So this research is about the role of the tribal leaders in Kandahar province only and is not applicable to other parts of Afghanistan. In this research, to some extent, the role, importance, the positive points and negative points of tribal leaders are clarified. Apart from this, the tribal leaders’ involvement in corruption, participation of youths and women in local governance, the relationship of local governance and tribal leaders with Central government and how the tribal leaders obey the orders of the Central government are analyzed and investigated.
