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Government of Afghanistan The government of Afghanistan, officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the central government of Afghanistan, a unitary state. Under the leadership of the Taliban, the government is a theocracy and an emirate with political pow ...

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Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into #Districts, 22 municipal dist ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is borde ...

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Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai ( ), also known as Abdul Hakim Haqqani ( ) and Abdul Hakim Sharie ( ; also spelt Sharai or Sharia), is an Afghan Islamic scholar, writer and the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanista ...

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Maulvi Abdul Karim Maulvi Abdul Karim is an Afghan Taliban politician who is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Justice since 14 March 2022. Karim has alsi served as member of the negotiating team in Qatar office. Karim belongs to Herat province He ...

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Afghan cabinet The Cabinet of Afghanistan is the administrative body of the government of Afghanistan, responsible for day-to-day governance and the implementation of policy set by the Leadership. It is headed by the prime minister—who serves as the nation's ...

. The Ministry of Justice of Afghanistan assumes responsibilities such as drafting and reviewing laws and decrees of the president, raising public awareness of legal topics, managing affairs relating to legal aid, and printing and disseminating legislative documents. In 1967, the Ministry of Justice was combined with the Attorney General's Office. By 1977, the Ministry of Justice took over the functions of the Chief Justice.

List of ministers

Ministers of Justice During the Amir Amanullah Khan Period (1919-1926)

Ministers of Justice During the Mohammed Nadir Shah Period (1929-1933)

Ministers of Justice During the Mohammad Zahir Shah Period (1933-1973)

Ministers of Justice for Mohammed Daoud Khan's Presidential Palace (1973-1978)

Ministers of Justice From 1978-1992 (Years involving a coup)

Ministers of Justice During the
Mujahideen ''Mujahideen'', or ''Mujahidin'' ( ar, مُجَاهِدِين, mujāhidīn), is the plural form of ''mujahid'' ( ar, مجاهد, mujāhid, strugglers or strivers or justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc. doers of jihād), an Arabic term t ...
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Minister of Justice During the Taliban (1996-2001)

Minister of Justice During the Transitional Period (2001-2004)

Ministers of Justice for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004-2021)

Ministers of Justice for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2021-present)

External links

Official website

References

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Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...