A special court of the Taliban administration has closed legal disputes over more than 112,000 jeribs of confiscated land across nine provinces of Afghanistan.
Taliban deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat stated that the decision was taken after individuals failed to appear in court to present ownership documents. He noted that over the past three years, judicial orders dismissing disputes were issued for these state-claimed lands.
According to Taliban officials, the disputed lands are located in Kunduz, Parwan, Kandahar, Ghazni, Nangarhar, Kapisa, Uruzgan, Ghor, and Panjshir provinces. The special courts had summoned individuals to provide proof of ownership, but their absence led to the formal termination of the cases.
Earlier in late September, the Taliban Ministry of Justice announced that over four million jeribs of state land had been identified and recovered across Afghanistan during the past four years. The ministry also noted that state land had been identified in 49 residential townships.
The Taliban administration describes the land reclamation process as a legal and religious duty based on cadastral records. However, some local residents have voiced concerns over a lack of transparency and the disregard of customary and religious property deeds.
Source: Taliban Press Release
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