The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice announced Wednesday that it is nearing completion of a new legal code, with 95 percent of the drafting process finalized. The laws, described as “subsidiary legislation,” will take effect once formally ratified by the Taliban’s reclusive leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada.
According to Taliban officials, the legal framework has been developed based on the Quran, the Sunnah — the traditions of the Prophet Muhammad — and the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence. The drafting process has involved both religious clerics and legal scholars appointed by the Taliban.
