name: Tribal Liaison Office
text: The Tribal Liaison Office was called into life by Swisspeace after an initial pilot project on good governance in the South East. Various stake-holders in the region deemed it important that there would be institutionalized linkages between tribal structures, local and national government as well as international actors. In addition, tribal <I>shuras</I> requested assistance in assessing community needs. The Tribal Liaison Offices were opened between December 2003 and February 2004 in Kabul, Paktya, Paktika and Khost. The mission of the TLO is to provide (technical) assistance to traditional tribal structure and integrate them in the peace and reconstruction process of Afghanistan.
  
  http://www.tlo-afghanistan.org/