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Attorney General’s Office of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Website of the Afghanistan Attorney General’s Office (AGO), which forms part of the executive branch of the Afghanistan government, but plays an independent role in law enforcement. Background and historical information on the AGO is given on the site, along with biographical information on the Attorney General. Policy documents and reports dealing with the work of the AGO are given in English and there is a section outlining the work of the Afghanistan Prosecutors’ Association.

Ministry of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Official website of the Afghanistan Ministry of Justice (MOJ). There is background information about the MOJ, its role and history, and biographical information about the Justice Minister. A copy of the current constitution is given in English with previous constitutions (back to 1964) available in Dari. A database of Afghanistan laws and copies of the Official Gazette are also provided. The site can be viewed in Dari, Pashto and English.  

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission

This is the official website of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). It provides information on the history, aims and current activities of the organisation. It includes free access to information about training courses, recent press releases and full-text reports. These cover all aspects of human rights and civil liberties in Afghanistan. Key areas include: womenãs rights, childrenãs rights, transitional justice and monitoring of human rights in prisons, detention centres, during elections.

Supreme Court of Afghanistan

Official website of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. This site has an English interface but most of the content is provided in Dari and Pashto. There is information on the divisions of the Supreme Court including the Appeal Courts, Primary Courts and Special Courts. A full text copy of the Constitution of Afghanistan is given along with a copy of the Law of the Organization and Authorityof the Courts of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and links to sites offering a searchable collection of Afghanistan laws in Arabic and one providing Afghanistan laws translated into English.

Afghanistan National Assembly

Archived version of the official website of the National Assembly (parliament) of Afghanistan, before it was effectively dissolved under the Taliban regime in August 2021. The home page has links to each chamber, the Meshrano Jirga (MJ), or Upper House, and the Wolesi Jirga (WJ), or House of the People.  The MJ pages provide background and historical information, procedural rules and the text of the Afghan Constitution, along with news and links.

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