Supreme Court of Afghanistan

Supreme Court of Afghanistan
Pashto: ستره محكمه Dari: دادگاه عالی
Logo of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan
Established	15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) (current form)
Jurisdiction	Afghanistan
Location	Kabul[1]
Composition method	Appointment by supreme leader
Authorized by	1998 dastur
Website	supremecourt.gov.af/en
Chief Justice
Currently	Abdul Hakim Haqqani
Since	15 August 2021

Politics of Afghanistan
Constitution Taliban Islamic Movement Loya jirga ("Grand assembly") Human rights Human Rights Commission LGBT rights Treatment of women by the Taliban
Government Supreme Leader (list) Hibatullah Akhundzada (decrees) Prime Minister Hasan Akhund (acting) Deputy Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani (first) Mullah Yaqoob (second) Abdul Ghani Baradar (third) Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar (acting, first) Abdul Salam Hanafi (acting, second) Abdul Kabir (acting, third) Leadership Council Cabinet
Judiciary Law of Afghanistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani Deputy chief justices Mohammad Qasim Rasikh (first) Sheikh Abdul Malik (second) Capital punishment
Law enforcement Ministry of Justice Minister: Abdul Hakim Haqqani (acting) Ministry of Interior Affairs Minister: Sirajuddin Haqqani (acting) Afghan National Police Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Minister: Mohammad Khalid (acting) Attorney General Shamsulldin Shariati (acting)
Administrative divisions Provinces Governors Districts Subdistricts
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2014 2019 Parliamentary: 2010 2018 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Minister: Amir Khan Muttaqi (trips) Ambassadors Diplomatic missions of / in Afghanistan Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Recognition of the Islamic Emirate Afghanistan and the United Nations
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The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,^[2] known locally as the Stera Mahkama (Pashto: ستره محكمه; Dari: دادگاه عالی), is the court of last resort of Afghanistan. Under the current Taliban government, the court has no independence or power of judicial review; the supreme leader of Afghanistan holds the ultimate authority to decide and interpret the law and may overturn any decision of any court.^[3] The current chief justice is Abdul Hakim Haqqani.