Taliban’s Minister of Justice, Abdul Hakim Sharie, has recently said that political parties are completely banned in Afghanistan, Kabul Now reports.
Speaking in a press conference on Wednesday, Sharie stated that there is “no Sharia basis” for political parties to operate in the country, asserting that their activities are prohibited under the group’s rule.
He added, “It isn’t to the benefit of the people of Afghanistan, and they don’t favor political parties to be active.”
Earlier, the Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Justice Abdul Karim Hakim had also made similar remarks, saying that Afghanistan “does not need” political parties in the current context.
According to the Ministry of Justice, some 73 different political parties were officially registered before the Taliban takeover in August 2021.
However, two years after the Taliban’s rule, most of these political parties remain inactive in the country with former political leaders and politicians forced to live in exile.
The Taliban has effectively curbed freedom of association, assembly, and freedom - only allowing groups to organize, meet and hold rallies that support the Taliban.
