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Ministry of Justice

Administered legislative drafting and the official gazette under the 2004 constitution.

What this authority does

Following the August 2021 takeover the Taliban suspended that constitution and directed courts to apply Hanafi jurisprudence. The status of the pre-2021 statute book, and of this ministry as a legal institution, is contested and not verifiable from open sources.

Services for the public

  • No verifiable public services

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