Law of Afghanistan

The law of Afghanistan is enforced by the International Security Assistance Force, although local militias maintain control of some areas. Crime in Afghanistan includes drug trafficking, money laundering, fraud, corruption, and black marketeering. The National Directorate of Security, Afghanistan’s national security agency, has been accused of running its own prisons, torturing suspects, and harassing journalists, which has added to the controversy over human rights in the country. Copyright law in Afghanistan has not been recognized by the United States since 2005. The court of last resort is the Afghan Supreme Court, which was approved in 2004 and is headed up by the Chief Justice of Afghanistan. The judicial system is still under construction.