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1. www.voanews.com › a › taliban-undertake-speedyTaliban Undertake Speedy Overhaul of Afghanistan's Justice System

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   Sep 28, 2023 · The Taliban dismantled Afghanistan's attorney-general office in 2021, deeming it an unnecessary bureaucratic appendage that fostered corruption and inefficiency.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Attorney_General's_OfficeAttorney General's Office of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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   Under the 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan, the attorney general was the government's chief legal advisor and was also the nation's top prosecutor. After taking over the government in 2021, the Taliban transferred responsibility for the prosecution of crimes to the country's judiciary.

3. www.afghanistan-analysts.org › en › reportsThe Leahy Law and Human Rights Accountability in Afghanistan ...

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   Mar 5, 2017 · The Leahy Amendment, or Leahy law, is a little known piece of United States legislation that bans US assistance to units of foreign security forces where there is credible information that a member has committed gross violations of human rights.

4. www.foreignaffairs.com › world › getting-leahy-law-rightGetting the Leahy Law Right - Foreign Affairs

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   Jun 29, 2017 · The Leahy laws permit the State and Defense Departments to resume cooperative activities with the security force units in question once certain measures have been taken against perpetrators, such as judicial action.

5. www.jurist.org › commentary › 2022Going Back to Zero: How the Afghan Legal and Judicial System ...

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   Mar 7, 2022 · Taliban leaders accused of severe violations of human rights and included in the UN terrorism sanction list are taking on the Afghan justice institutions including the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Interior, and the Attorney General’s Office.

6. www.stateoig.gov › notice › review-leahy-vettingReview of Leahy Vetting Processes in Select Countries with ...

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   Oct 1, 2024 · Leahy vetting is the process of determining whether the Department has credible information that units or individuals proposed to benefit from security assistance have committed gross violations of human rights.

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   Does the Leahy Law apply in Afghanistan?

   • The lack of any seeming application of the Leahy law (again, bearing in mind the lack of public reporting on where it is applied) has appeared even more egregious because of the amount of documentation and reporting in Afghanistan on human rights abuses, not only by journalists and rights activists, but also by US officials themselves.

   The Leahy Law and Human Rights Accountability in Afghanistan: Too

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   What is the Leahy Amendment?

   • The Leahy Amendment, or Leahy law, is a little known piece of United States legislation that bans US assistance to units of foreign security forces where there is credible information that a member has committed gross violations of human rights.

   The Leahy Law and Human Rights Accountability in Afghanistan: Too

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   Are women lawyers still able to practice law in Afghanistan?

   • In addition to losing their independence under other Taliban decrees, women lawyers are not able to practice law again under the Taliban regime. Additionally, the Taliban has disbanded the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC).

   Going Back to Zero: How the Afghan Legal and Judicial System is

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   How many foreign security force units have been rehabilitated under Leahy Laws?

   • To date, the Defense Department has resumed security cooperation funding to a total of seven foreign security force units under the remediation provision of the Leahy laws. Nonetheless, implementation of the new joint State and Defense Department remediation policy, as well as broader human rights vetting procedures, remains uneven.

   Getting the Leahy Law Right | Foreign Affairs

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   How do the state and defense departments implement the Leahy Laws?

   • There are several steps the State and Defense Departments can take to ensure they are properly implementing the Leahy laws. First, the two departments should call for a review of all cases in which security cooperation funds are suspended or rejected.

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   Can the Secretary of Defence waive the Leahy Law?

   • Remediation is the primary exception in the Leahy law, however, there is also a blanket “waiver” in the DoD version that could allow the Secretary of Defence to waive the Leahy law in “extraordinary circumstances,” implicitly where serious national security interests are invoked. However, this waiver has never been requested, nor applied.

   The Leahy Law and Human Rights Accountability in Afghanistan: Too

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8. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-58742581Afghanistan's female lawyers are on the run from men they ...

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   Oct 5, 2021 · Afghanistan's female lawyers are on the run from men they prosecuted. 5 October 2021. Anbarasan Ethirajan. BBC News. Once an influential lawyer, Farishta is now in hiding, fearing for her...