The law in Afghanistan is the uncodified Sharia (Islamic law), interpreted according to the Hanafi jurisprudential school. The ruling Taliban has maintained a strict Hanafi-only approach, ignoring enumeration of international rights, that bears greater similarity to Iran and its "Ja'fari only" jurisprudential stance than countries like Pakistan which follow a non-exclusive parliamentary approach to Islamic law.
The law in Afghanistan is the uncodified Sharia (Islamic law), interpreted according to the Hanafi jurisprudential school. The ruling Taliban has maintained a strict Hanafi-only approach, ignoring enumeration of international rights, that bears greater similarity to Iran and its "Ja'fari only" jurisprudential stance than countries like Pakistan which follow a non-exclusive parliamentary approach to Islamic law.
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