Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan)

Ministry of Justice
(Dari: وزارت عدلیه افغانستان
Pashto: د افغانستان د عدلیې وزارت)
Ministry flag
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Afghanistan
HeadquartersPashtunistan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan
34°27′52″N 69°06′52″E / 34.464562°N 69.114437°E / 34.464562; 69.114437
Ministers responsible
Websitehttp://moj.gov.af/en

Current and past governments of Afghanistan have included a Minister of Justice (Dari: وزارت عدلیه افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان د عدلیې وزارت) in the Afghan cabinet.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Old flag of ministry, existed during the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
  1. ^ Thomas H. Johnson (February 2006). "The Prospects for Post-Conflict Afghanistan: A Call of the Sirens to the Country's Troubled Past". Vol. V, no. 2. Strategic Insights. Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
  2. ^ "The history of the Ministry of Justice - Ministry of Justice". moj.gov.af. Archived from the original on 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
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