Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan[2] is the court of last resort of the Taliban's justice system and—since the 2021 fall of Kabul—of Afghanistan. The court was established during the Taliban's first regime in the 1990s and was maintained throughout the Taliban insurgency after the 2001 fall of Kabul.[3][4] The current chief justice is Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai, who was appointed in 2016 after the previous chief justice, Hibatullah Akhundzada, was named Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[5]

Supreme Court of Afghanistan
Pashto: ستره محكمه
Logo of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Established
  • 1990s (originally)
  • August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15) (reinstatement)
JurisdictionAfghanistan
LocationKabul[1]
Composition methodExecutive selection
Authorized byLeader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Websitetwitter.com/SupremeCourtAfg
Chief Justice
CurrentlyAbdul Hakim Ishaqzai
Since25 May 2016[note 1]
Politics of Afghanistan
Constitution
Government
Judiciary
Law enforcement
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations
 Afghanistan portal

Functions

The supreme court appoints all appellate and city court judges in Afghanistan. 69 appointments to lower courts were made on 15 December 2021.[6]

List of chief justices

Notes
  1. Chief Justice of Afghanistan since 15 August 2021

References
  1. "Supreme Court of Afghanistan". Twitter. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. "Taliban announce creation of Afghanistan's Supreme Court". Daily Pakistan. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. "Aid workers face Afghan court". CNN. 8 September 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. Popalzai, Masoud; McKirdy, Euan; Lister, Tim; Hume, Tim (25 May 2016). "Taliban's new leader 'natural choice' to unite group, say analysts". CNN. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. "Brief Introduction of Members of the Negotiating Team of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan". Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – Voice of Jihad. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. Mujahid, Zabihullah (15 December 2021). "Supreme Court of the IEA appoints heads of the appellate courts". Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – Voice of Jihad. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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